Migrating to Microsoft Fabric: Unifying Your Data Journey
Presented by Jenny Jiang, Mark Kromer, Priyanka Langade, and Pushpendra Nagtode, this Ignite 2025 session details the migration process to Microsoft Fabric and how it unifies complex data operations for enterprises.
Migrating to Microsoft Fabric: Unifying Your Data Journey
Session Speakers: Jenny Jiang, Mark Kromer, Priyanka Langade, Pushpendra Nagtode
This breakout session from Microsoft Ignite 2025 covers the modernization and migration journey from Azure Synapse Gen 2 and Azure Data Factory to Microsoft Fabric. Attendees will discover:
Key Topics Covered
- Migration Scenarios: Real-world paths from Synapse and Data Factory to Fabric
- Best Practices: Strategies and tips for seamless platform migration
- Unified Data Platform: How Microsoft Fabric serves as a single destination for integration, transformation, and analytics
- Fabric Warehouse Roadmap: Advanced features and future plans for data warehousing within Fabric
- Transition Details: Deep dives into migration mapping between Synapse workloads and Fabric
- Spark Engineering: How Fabric leverages Spark for modern analytics
- Copy Job Feature: Simplified data movement with new Fabric functionality
- Cloud Accelerate Program: Support options and resources for large-scale migration
Session Chapters
- 0:00 – Welcome and Session Opening
- 7:11 – Data-Driven Approach at Statsig
- 11:48 – Warehouse-Native Product Offering and Fabric Integration
- 24:05 – Fabric Warehouse Roadmap
- 25:08 – DW Migration and Spark Engineering Overview
- 27:55 – Synapse to Fabric Migration Pathways
- 36:01 – Introduction to Azure Data Factory
- 41:17 – Copy Job for Data Movement
- 45:03 – Cloud Accelerate Factory Program
Resources
Takeaways:
- Microsoft Fabric enables organizations to consolidate their data workflows, making migration from legacy Azure services more efficient.
- The session highlights technical strategies and practical support options for reducing migration complexity and accelerating implementation.
- Attendees receive actionable insights for transforming their data estates with advanced integration and analytics capabilities.