Build 2023: Microsoft launches Fabric, a new data and analytics platform

Microsoft launched Microsoft Fabric, a new end-to-end data and analytics platform, at Build 2023. The new platform centers around the company’s OneLake data lake, but can also pull in data from Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Platform. Fabric integrates technologies like Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Power BI into a single unified product, aimed to empower data and business professionals.

Five key differentiators of Fabric as per Microsoft

1. Fabric is a complete analytics platform

Every analytics project has multiple subsystems. Every subsystem needs a different array of capabilities, often requiring products from multiple vendors. Integrating these products can be a complex, fragile, and expensive endeavor.