Data is scattered and copied many times, and analytics and AI lose trust in it
In most organisations, data lives in many systems, warehouses, and copies. Every move is a cost, a delay, and a risk of divergence, and AI is only as good as the data underneath it.
- Data scattered across many systems and warehouses. Analytics requires combining sources and constantly moving data.
- Multiple copies of the same data. Every copy raises the cost, delays access, and risks divergence.
- A complex set of data tools. Separate systems for integration, warehousing, streaming, and data science multiply cost and maintenance.
- Operational data cut off from analytics. Information from systems such as Dynamics 365 is hard to make available for reporting in real time.
- No consistent governance and security. Scattered data makes access control, compliance, and audit readiness harder.
- AI and agents without a trusted source. Without one managed data foundation, AI answers are inconsistent and risky.
One data platform: one lake, many workloads, shared governance
Microsoft Fabric is Microsoft's unified data platform in a SaaS model that consolidates data integration, the warehouse, real-time analytics, and data science over a single data lake, that is, OneLake. Data is stored once, in the open Delta and Parquet formats, and workloads use it without copying, thanks to zero-copy mechanisms and shortcuts, including to other clouds. Governance is provided by OneLake Security and Microsoft Purview, and Copilot and agents are built into the platform. Data from Dynamics 365 reaches OneLake without copying, through Link to Fabric.
The value comes down to three outcomes:
- One copy of data instead of many, meaning lower cost and an end to divergence.
- Real-time access to operational data, including from Dynamics 365.
- A trusted, managed foundation for analytics and AI.
This is what sets one data platform apart from a patchwork of separate tools.
What Microsoft Fabric delivers, in terms of value
One data lake (OneLake)
A single logical lake for the whole organisation, with copy-free access through shortcuts, in open formats, with OneLake Security.
Value:
One copy of data instead of many, without discrepancies and without vendor lock-in.
Data integration (Data Factory)
Data pipelines and dataflows, mirroring operational databases to OneLake, and Link to Fabric from Dynamics 365, with Copilot support.
Value:
Data ready for analytics and AI without repeated copying.
Data warehouse and data engineering
A data warehouse and data engineering using a lakehouse and notebooks, with Copilot generating code and queries.
Value:
Scalable processing and preparation of data for the whole organisation.
Real-time analytics and data science
Real-Time Intelligence for analysing live and historical data, and Data Science with machine learning and Microsoft Foundry.
Value:
A faster response to events and advanced analytics on shared data.
Analytics and reports (Power BI)
Power BI as the analytics layer on Fabric data, in Direct Lake mode straight from OneLake.
Value:
Reports and dashboards on current data, without duplication. Details on the Power BI page.
AI, agents, and a coherent data model
Copilot in the workloads, data agents answering natural-language questions, and a coherent model and metric definitions (Fabric IQ).
Value:
AI and agents based on trusted, coherent data, under control.
Who Microsoft Fabric is for and what decides its value
For organisations that want to consolidate scattered data and build analytics and AI on it: from reporting and financial analytics on Dynamics 365 data, through operations, to advanced analytics and agents. The value, though, is decided by the architecture and governance. One well-designed lake with access and data-quality control gives a trusted foundation, and scattered, ungoverned data does not. That is why we start with data architecture and governance.
Products that help us drive change
We don't just deploy standalone applications; we implement a cohesive suite of Microsoft solutions - from Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform to advanced analytics and AI - tailored to your specific goals. Everything runs on a unified data foundation, meaning information entered once works across your entire organization, while AI supports your processes exactly where the work happens.
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What Microsoft Fabric delivers
- One copy of data instead of many. Lower cost and an end to divergence between systems.
- Real-time access to operational data. Data from systems such as Dynamics 365 is available for analytics in real time.
- Fewer tools and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). One platform replaces a patchwork of separate systems.
- A trusted foundation for AI and agents. Coherent, managed data gives answers you can rely on.
- Data governance and security. OneLake Security and Microsoft Purview keep access control and compliance in one place.
- Scalability without vendor lock-in. The open Delta and Parquet formats and working across multiple clouds, without vendor lock-in.
Let's see how Dynamics 365 can transform your business
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Why entrust the Microsoft Fabric implementation to us
- We specialise in Dynamics 365. We design the data foundation with ERP data in mind, among other things, which we know from the inside.
- Architecture and governance before AI. We design the lake, the model, and access control so that analytics and agents are trustworthy.
- Dynamics 365 data in OneLake without unnecessary exports. We feed OneLake through Link to Microsoft Fabric, instead of maintaining fragile exports to separate warehouses.
- We work in Poland and the United Kingdom. We run local implementations and rollouts spanning multiple countries.
- Proven project delivery, all the way to project recovery. We implement using a methodology based on Success by Design, with risk control, and if needed we take over and recover at-risk projects (project recovery).
FAQs
How does Microsoft Fabric differ from Power BI?
Fabric is the data foundation: the OneLake data lake, integration, a warehouse, real-time analytics, and data science. Power BI is the analytics and reporting layer on top of that foundation. Both have their own pages.
How does Fabric connect to Dynamics 365?
Data from Dynamics 365 flows into OneLake through Link to Microsoft Fabric, the successor to the retired Export to Data Lake. This lets analytics and AI run on current ERP data, without maintaining separate exports.
Do you have to migrate all data into Fabric?
Not necessarily. OneLake lets you use data without moving it, through shortcuts, including to other clouds, so Fabric can be adopted in stages.
Is Fabric the foundation for AI and agents?
Yes. Copilot is built into the workloads, data agents answer questions in natural language, and Fabric IQ's coherent data model provides a trusted source for agents in Fabric, Copilot Studio, and Microsoft 365.
Where do you start with Microsoft Fabric?
With data architecture and governance, that is, designing the lake, the model, and access control (see: the ‚AI, data and analytics” area and Integrations and data).
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