Perspectives on Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Fabric is a SaaS solution that builds on the foundations of Azure Synapse Analytics and Power BI in order to create a third-generation data and analytics platform. This emerging platform further lowers the barriers to its adoption, with Endjin being one of the private previewers for the technology. In this 20-minute interview, Barry Smart, the Director of Data & AI and Ed Freeman, the Senior Data Engineer talk about their experiences of Microsoft Fabric implementation and usage, using real-world data and scenarios.

The Microsoft MVP Ian Griffiths interviews them on a variety of aspects of this new unified data platform, including its definition, how it compares to other offerings like Databricks or Snowflake, and its maturity level on a Wardley map. They also discuss their favorite feature, the shift from PaaS to SaaS, and whether Fabric is ready for prime time, among other topics. Additionally, the speakers sketch out how the platform can be approached to build a spike to explore the platform. These discussions provide valuable insight into the technology and how it can be leveraged to enhance modern data and analytics workloads.

Overall, this interview serves as a useful resource for data analysts, engineers, and other IT professionals interested in Microsoft Fabric. It provides unique perspective and experience-based insights into the real-world application and usage of the technology, giving companies an edge in effectively implementing this latest scalable and cloud-friendly solution.

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