Memphis Data Professionals

About this event

**Microsoft Fabric in the Real World: APIs, Pipelines, and Production Data** **Part 3 of our 3-Part Microsoft Fabric Series** Join us for the final session in our Microsoft Fabric series as Richard Adams brings the full data journey together through a practical, real-world scenario. Throughout this series, we have explored how Microsoft Fabric supports data engineering, semantic modeling, and Power BI reporting. In Part 3, we will introduce another layer of real-world complexity by connecting to source data through an API and building the pipelines needed to ingest, organize, transform, and prepare that data for analysis. Attendees will see how Microsoft Fabric can create a repeatable path from raw operational data to trusted reporting and meaningful business insights. **Topics will include:** • Connecting Microsoft Fabric to API-based data sources • Building and managing data pipelines • Organizing data through staged transformation layers • Preparing data for semantic modeling and Power BI • Understanding how modern data architecture supports reporting, analytics, and AI This session is especially relevant for finance and accounting professionals who want to better understand the technology behind modern financial reporting, automated data preparation, business intelligence, and AI-ready data environments. **Event Details** **Tuesday, August 18, 2026** Food & networking: **5:30 PM** Presentation: **6:00 PM** **FedEx Institute of Technology** 365 Innovation Dr, Memphis, TN **Room 225** Whether you attended the first two sessions or are joining us for the first time, this event will provide a practical look at how Microsoft Fabric can be used to solve realistic data, analytics, and reporting challenges. We look forward to seeing you there!