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Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft's all-in-one analytics platform: data engineering, warehousing, real-time and Power BI on one lake.

  • Unified data and analytics platform (SaaS)
  • Typical project: 8–16 weeks
  • Microsoft
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Overview

Fabric brings Data Factory, data engineering (Spark), data warehousing, real-time analytics, data science and Power BI into one SaaS product. Everything stores data once in OneLake, so there's no copying between tools.

You buy capacity rather than separate services. It's the natural route for Power BI and Azure Synapse customers, and it competes directly with Databricks and Snowflake.

Names you'll meet

  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Power BI
  • Azure Synapse
  • Apache Spark
  • Databricks

What's inside

  1. 1

    OneLake

    One data lake for the whole organisation.

  2. 2

    Data Factory

    Pipelines and dataflows that bring data in.

  3. 3

    Lakehouse & Warehouse

    Spark and SQL engines over the same data.

  4. 4

    Real-Time Intelligence

    Streaming data and live dashboards.

  5. 5

    Power BI

    Reports that read straight from OneLake.

Is it right for you?

Best for

  • Power BI-heavy organisations
  • Azure Synapse and Data Factory customers
  • Teams that want one platform and one bill

Think twice if…

  • You run across several clouds; Databricks or Snowflake may suit better
  • Nobody will watch capacity; size it carefully and monitor from day one

Typical projects

  1. Fabric foundation and first data products8–16 weeks
  2. Synapse or legacy warehouse migration3–7 months
  3. Real-time analytics use case6–14 weeks

Typical ranges, not quotes. Scope, data and team size move them most.

Roles you'll hire

  • Fabric data engineer
  • Analytics engineer
  • Power BI developer
  • Data architect
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Questions to ask a vendor

  1. 1How many Fabric projects have you taken to production?
  2. 2Which capacity size do you recommend, and how will you monitor it?
  3. 3How will you organise workspaces and domains?
  4. 4What's the migration plan for our existing pipelines and reports?

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