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Welcome to our recap of Cloud Chat, where we recently explored the dynamic world of Microsoft Fabric, the cutting-edge unified data and analytics platform. If you’re intrigued by the buzz around unified data solutions, this episode is for you.
Watch the full episode below or read on for a summary of the main discussion points and insights.
The whole trend in technology is about the democratisation of technology, and data is no different. Fabric abstracts away a whole bunch of the techie stuff. Business functions and subject matter experts can self- service in Fabric and start getting value themselves. We just can't speak highly enough of it. It's really, really, great stuff.
Peter Watts, CTO, Solentive
Understanding Microsoft Fabric
Our expert panel break it down: Microsoft Fabric is a comprehensive platform that integrates a suite of data services. Think of it as a one-stop shop for data engineering, integration, warehousing, real-time analytics, and machine learning. The goal? Simplify and accelerate the speed of data-driven decision making in any business, large or small.
Microsoft Fabric Core Components
The team runs through the features that make Microsoft Fabric an adaptable and scalable solution for businesses of all sizes:
- Synapse Analytics: Combines big data and data warehousing for seamless exploration and reporting.
- Power BI: Creates interactive dashboards and reports to share insights organization-wide.
- Azure Data Factory: Efficiently orchestrates and transforms data from multiple sources.
- Azure Stream Analytics: Enables real-time monitoring, perfect for IoT applications.
- Azure Machine Learning: Provides tools for building and deploying machine learning models at scale.
Getting the customer conversations started: practical insights from Solentive
Solentive is a digital technology consultancy that specialises in business automation. They provide strategy and advisory services alongside practices in automation and AI, secure modern workplace and custom software development.
CTO, Peter Watts offers some brilliant insights on How to Approach Data and AI Projects:
1. Start with business objectives: Understand what the business wants to achieve and how technology can help.
2. Engage the right stakeholders: Involve senior executives, operational managers, and frontline staff to ensure alignment.
3. Identify use cases: Determine the impact on decision-making, who will be making decisions, and the frequency of data updates required.
4. Consider data governance: Peter explains how to recognise data owners, stewards, and custodians in the organisation and adapt to their specific needs
5. Assess available data sources: Understand the origin and context of data, including how it’s captured and used.
For Peter, Fabric’s most exciting promise is making advanced analytics accessible. Fabric and its integration of Power BI and Copilot means that business users —not just IT specialists—can leverage company data at scale and at speed, with greater simplicity than ever before.
How Crayon helps partners get started with Fabric
The demand is high for solutions that help customers drive value out of their data.
Crayon supports partners to get customers on the road to data-driven businesses with a range of value-add activities. This includes assessments, solution design, sales enablement, migrations and support to understand Fabric licensing structures. We can also guide you on where you may be eligible to access funding, promotions and incentives.
If you’re ready to explore how Microsoft Fabric can help you to respond, book a Discovery Call with our Fabric experts.
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