Thread by Thread: Lessons from Migrating to Fabric

Room 10Tue 27 Oct • 13:15–14:15DataIntroductory and overview
What does it take to roll out Microsoft Fabric in a real-life data team? In this session, we’ll walk through the journey of implementing Fabric at a mid-sized organization, from first pilot to full adoption. You'll hear what worked, what didn’t, and what we learned along the way. We’ll cover how we approached access control, workspace setup, setup of pipelines and notebooks, dbt, and monitoring, and where we had to get creative with workarounds. But we’ll also show how Fabric’s simplicity and rapid evolution made it a solid choice, even for teams without massive engineering resources. Whether you're considering Fabric or already using it, this talk will help you steer clear of common pitfalls and get the most out of what Fabric has to offer.

About the speaker

Sam Debruyn

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Cloud & Data Platform Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potential of their data. Sam has over 10 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and often blogs about his adventures in data. He contributes to the data community through blog posts, open-source projects, and speaking engagements at data meetups and conferences.