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Data Events
FabCon Europe 2026: Dates, Venue, Keynote, Passes and Schedule
FabCon Europe 2026 runs Sept 28 to Oct 1 at the CCIB in Barcelona. See the day-by-day schedule, keynote, pass prices and sold-out status, travel,…
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Emily Winks
Data Governance Expert
Emily Winks is a data governance expert who came to data through library and information science. Over 18+ years she has moved from children's librarian to information architect at WeWork to Atlan's Founder's Office, bringing a cataloging discipline to how enterprises classify, govern, and trust their data. She writes on data governance, enterprise data management, and the context layer.
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About Emily.
After graduating with a Master of Library and Information Science and a certificate in Records Management and Archives, Emily began her career as a children's librarian. After seven years in libraries she left to join the corporate workforce — she doesn't sing The Hokey Pokey (as often) anymore, but still puts her whole self in when it comes to navigating the ambiguities of data, making digital information clear, and empowering others to do the same.
She spent her library years at the Smithtown Special Library District and as a Senior Librarian at the New York Public Library before moving into information architecture. At WeWork she progressed from Information Architect to Senior Information Architect to Data Product Architect, building the classification and data structures behind a fast-scaling business.
Emily joined Atlan's Founder's Office in 2023, where she works at the intersection of data governance, enterprise data management, and the context layer — writing on how organizations classify, govern, and make their data trustworthy for both teams and AI agents.
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- 02Data Events
FabCon Europe 2026 Sessions by Role: Governance, Security, AI
FabCon Europe 2026 sessions on governance, security and AI agents, sorted by role, with times, session codes, five schedule clashes and Fabric IQ status.
- 03Data Governance
Evaluating a Governance Platform for Fabric: 20 Questions to Ask
Evaluating a data governance tool for Microsoft Fabric? Use these 20 vendor questions and a scorecard to test lineage, security, and workflows first.
- 04Data Governance
Microsoft Fabric Governance: What's Built In and What You Add
Microsoft Fabric governance runs on OneLake catalog and Purview. Here's what they cover natively, where coverage stops, and what a Microsoft-first estate adds.
- 05Data Lineage
Proving Fabric and Power BI Lineage in a Proof of Value
What to test in a Fabric lineage proof of concept before you sign: connector choice, Scanner API mode, permissions, and a hop-by-hop Power BI test…
- 06Data Lineage
Which Tools Support End-to-End Power BI Column-Level Lineage?
See the five-hop chain from a Fabric source table to a Power BI visual, the four settings for page-level lineage, and why it stops before…
- 07AI Agent Context Layer
Fabric Database Agent vs. Data Agent: What's the Difference?
Fabric data agent vs database agent: what each one does, GA vs early-access status, read-only vs monitor-and-act scope, and where operations agents fit.
- 08AI Agent Context Layer
Fabric IQ vs. Work IQ vs. Foundry IQ: 3 Context Sources, Not One
Fabric IQ vs Work IQ vs Foundry IQ compared on scope, release status, identity, and billing, plus why an agent sees only the IQs you…
- 09AI Agent Guardrails
Who Governs a Fabric Item an Agent Created, Not a Person?
Who governs agent created Fabric items? What Microsoft documents on CI/CD, MCP permissions, and audit logs, and the review step your team still has to…
- 10Data Governance
Data Privacy Governance Framework: A 6-Step Guide
A data privacy governance framework is what an AI agent inherits before it can act: what is PII, which policy applies, who can access it,…
- 11AI Agent Governance
What Questions Should You Ask About Governing Fabric AI Agents?
Questions to ask about governing Fabric AI agents: ontology preview status, refresh and staleness, data reach, agent permissions, and who owns the context.
- 12Model Context Protocol
What Fabric's Own MCP Servers Actually Let an Agent Do
Every Microsoft Fabric MCP server mapped: Core, local, Fabric IQ, Ontology, and Real-Time Intelligence, with status, sign-in, and audit coverage.
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Emily is a member of the Atlan team. Articles published under her byline reflect her own analysis and expertise; Atlan's editorial team works with her on structure and clarity but does not author content attributed to her. She reviews and approves every piece published under her byline before publication.
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