01 / WATCH & UNDERSTAND
Practical LIVE sessions
Follow Fabric Saturday LIVE and revisit the replays. Learn through demonstrations and clear explanations.
A practical learning community on Skool
Build with purpose.
Explain every decision.
Move from watching tutorials to understanding real project choices. Learn Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and Data & AI alongside Sheik and fellow learners.
Free community access. Optional paid learning and coaching.
Your Mentor: Sheik MohamedMicrosoft Certified Trainer · 15+ years of IT experience
Learn. Practise. Discuss.Microsoft FabricPower BISQLData & AI
A place to put learning into practice
Bring your curiosity.
Leave with a next step.
For Power BI and SQL professionals exploring Fabric, learners building their first projects, and practitioners who want to explain their design choices.
02 / BUILD & REASON
Hands-on challenges
Try a focused task, share your approach and explain why you chose it. Learn from other members' decisions.
03 / ASK & CONNECT
A community to learn with
Ask questions, share resources and celebrate progress with people working on similar skills.
A taste of what's inside
From a sales CSV
to a design decision.
Our Direct Lake community challenge connects a LIVE demonstration with something you can build and explain yourself.
Example community challenge
Lakehouse → Power BI
Load sales data, build a semantic model and report, then document your choices and what you learned.
Watch the Direct Lake LIVE replay ↗- 01 Start with the business questionWhat should the report help someone understand or decide?
- 02 Build a small working solutionUse the sample data and work through the practical steps.
- 03 Check the resultValidate the numbers and investigate what happens when something changes.
- 04 Explain your decisionsShare your reasoning, trade-offs and questions in the community.
Choose the support that fits you
Start free. Go deeper when you're ready.
All prices below are in USD. Paid memberships renew monthly; cancel future renewals anytime.
STANDARD / COMMUNITY
Explore together
$0 / month
- Fabric Saturday LIVE replays and Focus videos
- Shared learning resources
- Community questions and discussions
- Open projects and challenges
- Updates on learning events
A welcoming place to start.
PREMIUM / LEARNING LAB
Learn with guidance
$9 / month
- Everything in Standard
- Two live group learning and Q&A sessions each month
- Suggest topics and submit questions for discussion
- Group-session replays and supporting resources
- Learning Lab courses as released during active membership
First group session: 21 November 2026. See the Skool Calendar for the time.
VIP / PERSONALISED COACHING
Build your next step
$99 / month
- Everything in Premium
- Two private 60-minute calls per billing month
- A personalised learning roadmap
- Four focused private questions or project blockers per billing month
- Replies within two business days
Introductory pricing. Calls require advance booking; unused allowances do not roll over.
We're building the Learning Lab course library. Premium launches with live group learning. Structured courses and lessons will be added gradually. Selected questions are covered within available session time; private project support belongs to VIP.
Meet your Mentor
Hi, I'm Sheik.
I’m a Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 15 years of IT experience across Azure and data technologies. I enjoy helping learners connect concepts with practical implementation.
In this community, we work through the reasoning behind a solution: what problem it solves, which alternatives matter, and how to check that it works.
VIP coaching can focus on one of three paths:
Fabric Project BuilderPower BI to FabricCertification to Practice
Before you join
A few useful answers.
Can I join without paying?
Yes. Standard membership is free. Premium group learning and VIP personalised coaching are optional upgrades.
Do I need to be an expert in Fabric?
No. Start with the foundational sessions and community discussions. Some practical challenges assume familiarity with data or Power BI; choose activities that fit your current skills.
Are the paid courses already complete?
The Learning Lab course library is in development. The launch offer centres on group learning sessions, replays and supporting resources, with courses added as they are released.
What is the difference between group learning and VIP?
Premium members learn together through shared topics and Q&A. VIP adds a personal roadmap, two private coaching calls and four focused private support questions per billing month.
Are software licences and cloud costs included?
No. Where an exercise requires Microsoft services, you arrange an authorised learning environment. Any software, licence or cloud-capacity charges are separate.
Where do sessions and payments happen?
The community, Calendar, learning resources and membership checkout are on Skool. This page introduces the options and links you there. Check the final checkout total and membership terms before subscribing.
How can I ask a question before upgrading?
Join the free community and contact Sheik on Skool to discuss which learning option fits your goals. Paid membership is not required to join the community.
Your next step can be small
Come for a session.
Stay to build something.
Join the free Data & AI with Sheik community and introduce yourself.
Join free on Skool ↗