The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Fabric. From discovery to building a unified, secure, and scalable data platform (ebook) Katowice

Microsoft Fabric is reshaping how organizations manage, analyze, and act on data by unifying ingestion, storage, transformation, analytics, AI, and visualization in a single platform.The Definitive Guide to Microsoft Fabric takes you from your very first workspace to building a secure, scalable, and future-proof analytics environment. You’ll learn how to unify data in OneLake, design data meshes, transform and model data, implement real-time analytics, and integrate AI capabilities. The book also covers advanced topics, such as governance, security, cost optimization, and team collaboration using DevOps and DataOps principles. Drawing on the real-world expertise of five seasoned professionals who have built and advised on platforms for startups, SMEs, and Europe’s largest enterprises, this book blends strategic insight with practical guidance.By the end of this book, you’ll have gained the knowledge and skills to design, deploy, and operate a Microsoft Fabric platform that delivers sustainable business value. Spis treści: 1. Introduction 2. Getting started with Fabric 3. From Lakehouse to First Analysis 4. Unifying Data in OneLake 5. Ingesting Data into Fabric 6. Advanced Data Transformation 7. Organizing data between Data Warehouse and Data Lake 8. Processing and Analyzing Real-Time Data 9. Designing Semantic Models 10. Enterprise analysis and reporting 11. Using AI in Fabric 12. Collaborating as a team 13. Architecture 14. Securing Your Data Platform 15. Administer Fabric 16. Mastering and Optimizing Platform Costs