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Learn Microsoft Fabric

By : Arshad Ali, Bradley Schacht
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Learn Microsoft Fabric

By: Arshad Ali, Bradley Schacht

Overview of this book

Discover the capabilities of Microsoft Fabric, the premier unified solution designed for the AI era, seamlessly combining data integration, OneLake, transformation, visualization, universal security, and a unified business model. This book provides an overview of Microsoft Fabric, its components, and the wider analytics landscape. In this book, you'll explore workloads such as Data Factory, Synapse Data Engineering, data science, data warehouse, real-time analytics, and Power BI. You’ll learn how to build end-to-end lakehouse and data warehouse solutions using the medallion architecture, unlock the real-time analytics, and implement machine learning and AI models. As you progress, you’ll build expertise in monitoring workloads and administering Fabric across tenants, capacities, and workspaces. The book also guides you step by step through enhancing security and governance practices in Microsoft Fabric and implementing CI/CD workflows with Azure DevOps or GitHub. Finally, you’ll discover the power of Copilot, an AI-driven assistant that accelerates your analytics journey. By the end of this book, you’ll have unlocked the full potential of AI-driven data analytics, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the analytics landscape and mastery over the essential concepts and principles of Microsoft Fabric.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Fabric
4
Part 2: Building End-to-End Analytics Systems
9
Part 3: Administration and Monitoring
12
Part 4: Security and Developer Experience
15
Part 5: AI Assistance with Copilot Integration

Part 1: An Introduction to Microsoft Fabric

This part of the book introduces the overall analytics landscape of Microsoft Fabric, explaining its different concepts and how Fabric has leaped ahead of other products/platforms available on the market with its unique differentiators. Further, it talks about the different types of real use cases that can be implemented quickly and easily and gets you started on your journey.

This part contains the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, Overview of Microsoft Fabric and Understanding Its Different Concepts
  • Chapter 2, Understanding Different Workloads and Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric