Understanding and Using AI for the Data Professional with Ginger Grant

Jump start your understanding of AI with this crash course in everything you need to know to start using AI every day for many different purposes. Microsoft and many other companies are working on incorporating AI for many different scenarios. Data professionals need this information and this session was designed for you, not for an app developer.

Here you will receive explanations of the important parts of AI in order to implement AI in many different aspects of your job from writing emails to developing ETL or Power BI reports. You will learn all about generative AI, prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and Vector Databases. The demonstrations and hands on exercises will show you how to implement the skills so you will leave knowing how to use AI. Be sure to bring your laptop to do these exercises as you will learn these skills and the best part is personal use of AI won’t cost you a dime in compute costs and will improve your productivity. We will also explore Azure’s implementation of AI so that you will have a good understanding of Azure AI and what you can do with it.

As there are at least 7 Microsoft Copilots that you could possibly use we will review what they are and where you can use them. As we are targeting skills for the data professional, this course will focus on the Copilot in Fabric and the non-F SKU copilot in Power BI.
After attending this session you will have some practical experience on how to make AI work for you. You will leave with techniques for how to implement AI without coding or spending money to be able to take advantage of this advanced technology. We will also explore Azure’s AI implementations to provide practical experience on how to use copilots in Fabric and Power BI to improve your productivity.
Key takeaways:
• Introduction to Advanced AI Concepts: The session will cover important AI concepts such as generative AI, prompt engineering, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and Vector Databases. This provides a foundational understanding of how AI can generate content and retrieve information efficiently.
• Practical use of AI in your world by showing how you can incorporate AI by demonstrating its versatility from simple tasks like writing emails to complex processes like generating bots without needing to write any code. The session promises to offer practical experience in leveraging AI technologies without the need for programming skills or financial investment.
• Understanding the basics of Azure AI and the many Microsoft Copilots: Participants will gain insights into Azure AI's capabilities and explore different Microsoft Copilots, particularly the ones integrated with Fabric and Power BI.

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