📘 What is Microsoft Fabric?
An Overview of the Unified Analytics Platform
🔍 Introduction
Microsoft Fabric is an all-in-one analytics platform that unifies data movement, data engineering, data science, real-time analytics, and business intelligence (BI) — all built on OneLake, a single, secure data lake for the entire organization.
It is the evolution of the modern data stack combining technologies from Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory into a SaaS-based experience.
🧱 Core Components of Microsoft Fabric
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| OneLake | The unified data lake storage that underpins all Fabric workloads |
| Lakehouse | Combines the scalability of a data lake with the usability of a data warehouse |
| Warehouse | Traditional SQL data warehouse experience for BI workloads |
| Data Factory | Visual data pipeline orchestration and transformation (ETL/ELT) |
| Notebooks | Interactive development environment using Spark for data science and engineering |
| Real-Time Analytics | Analyze streaming data at low latency using KQL-based engines |
| Power BI | Unified experience for data visualization and reporting |
🎯 Key Benefits
- Unified platform eliminates the need to stitch multiple tools
- Built-in governance, security, and compliance
- Deep integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure ecosystem
- Easy collaboration across business and technical teams
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