What is Microsoft Fabric?. An Overview of everything you need to… | by Jack Roper

An Overview of everything you need to know about Microsoft Fabric

In this article, we will take a look at what Microsoft Fabric is, the vision behind the product, what makes it unique, and what problems it aims to solve.

We will then take a look at some common use cases and applications, before jumping into Azure and getting started with Fabric.

Lastly, we will discuss the all-important pricing and licensing models, touch on using Terraform to deploy Fabric resources, and discuss the roadmap for future Fabric developments.

It’s an overview of everything Fabric-related! Let’s go!

Microsoft Fabric is an all-in-one analytics platform designed to unify data movement, data engineering, real-time analytics, and business intelligence under a single, integrated experience. Built on the foundation of Microsoft’s cloud ecosystem, Fabric brings together the best of Power BI, Azure Synapse, and Data Factory into a cohesive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering.

Microsoft Fabric became generally available on November 15, 2023, during the Microsoft Ignite conference (having been in public preview since the Build conference in May 2023).