When monitoring real-time data, you want updates as soon as new data comes in, but without unnecessary refreshes. This is where page refreshes based on change detection in Power BI become useful.

For example, if new data arrives every five minutes, refreshing a report ten times per minute is inefficient. Power BI’s change detection refresh option updates the page only when a specific field changes!

So, you’ve started exploring real-time intelligence in Fabric and maybe even followed the Microsoft tutorial to implement a real-time solution. Now, you’re looking to analyze and visualize that data, and that’s where KQL (Kusto Query Language) comes in.

When I started, I struggled a bit, so I thought it would be a good idea to provide some basic queries (and explain what they do) for people who want to get started but are unfamiliar with querying data.

Real-time dashboards are perfect for tracking what's happening and allowing users to react when action is needed.

But how can you ensure that users know when it's time to act? One approach is to send alerts, such as emails or Teams messages (using Activator). Another effective method is to highlight critical data points directly on the dashboard, and this is where conditional formatting comes into play. Conditional formatting helps emphasize the most important information, allowing users to identify and respond to key issues quickly.

Discover how to effortlessly recreate your ADX dashboards as Real-Time Dashboards in Microsoft Fabric—without moving your data. Connect directly to your ADX clusters, leverage powerful Fabric features like permissions management and real-time collaboration, and unlock new possibilities for data-driven insights.