Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft
In a nutshell
Microsoft Fabric is Microsoft's integrated data and analytics platform. It brings together data engineering, data warehousing, business intelligence, data science, real-time analytics, and AI on a single platform.
The goal of Microsoft Fabric is to provide organizations with a centralized environment where data from a wide variety of sources can be collected, processed, analyzed, and used for reporting, planning, or AI applications.
For many companies, Fabric serves as the strategic data platform within the Microsoft ecosystem and plays a role similar to that of the SAP Business Data Cloud within the SAP ecosystem.
Why is Microsoft Fabric important?
Many companies today have built up a complex data landscape. Data is stored in ERP systems, CRM solutions, Excel files, SharePoint, data warehouses, cloud applications, and third-party systems. At the same time, the demand for analytics, self-service reporting, AI, and data-driven decision-making is on the rise.
Traditionally, different technologies have been used for these tasks. Data integration, data warehousing, reporting, and machine learning often ran on separate platforms. This increases operational overhead and makes end-to-end governance more difficult.
Microsoft Fabric takes a different approach. The platform brings together the various disciplines of modern data work into a single environment, creating a unified foundation for analytics, planning, and AI.
Fabric is particularly appealing to companies that already rely heavily on Microsoft. Users of Azure, Power BI, Microsoft 365, or Copilot benefit from tight integration and a seamless user experience.
Furthermore, the platform is gaining importance due to the increasing use of AI. Modern AI applications require not only powerful models but, above all, access to trustworthy enterprise data. This is exactly where Fabric comes in, integrating data, governance, and AI into a single architecture.
For many companies today, the question is no longer whether they need a modern data platform, but whether that platform will be more heavily influenced by SAP, Microsoft, or a combination of both in the future.
How does celver AG provide support?
celver AG helps companies develop modern data strategies and implement data platforms for analytics, planning, and AI.
We do not view Microsoft Fabric in isolation as a technology project, but rather as part of a long-term data architecture. The focus is on issues such as data strategy, governance, analytics, data products, and the future use of AI.
Typical questions from our customers include:
- How can we create a central database for analytics and AI?
- What role should Fabric play alongside existing SAP systems?
- When is Databricks a good choice, and when is Fabric sufficient?
- How can Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Copilot work together?
- And which platform offers the best foundation for data-driven decisions in the long term?
Especially in hybrid environments, celver helps you find the right balance between Microsoft, SAP, and other technologies. Often, it’s not a matter of one or the other, but rather a matter of sensibly combining the best of both worlds.
Our goal is to build data platforms that not only function technically but also provide long-term support for business management, analytics, and AI applications.
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Frequently Asked Questions
No. Power BI is a core component of Microsoft Fabric. However, Fabric extends Power BI with additional capabilities for data integration, data engineering, storage, governance, and AI.
Fabric is particularly well-suited for companies that want to modernize their data platform, centralize analytics, or build AI applications on a shared data foundation.
Both platforms are designed for modern data and AI scenarios. Fabric offers a fully integrated Microsoft platform with tight integration with Power BI and Microsoft 365. Databricks is often used for highly sophisticated data engineering, data science, and AI scenarios. In many companies, both platforms are even used together.
Microsoft Fabric is Microsoft's strategic data platform. SAP Business Data Cloud is SAP's strategic data ecosystem. While Fabric is particularly deeply rooted in the Microsoft ecosystem, SAP Business Data Cloud focuses on the integration and use of SAP business data. Many companies combine both platforms within a shared target architecture.
Microsoft is integrating AI capabilities directly into the platform. The goal is to significantly simplify data preparation, analysis, and the use of corporate data for Copilot, agent, and AI scenarios.
Yes. A key advantage of modern data platforms is their ability to consolidate data from various sources and make it available for analytics, reporting, and AI applications.
No. The platform is designed for data engineers and IT departments, as well as line-of-business departments, controllers, analysts, and business users who want to actively use data to make decisions.
