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Data mesh

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A data architecture approach in which ownership of data is distributed to business domains while a platform team provides shared infrastructure and governance.

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Build One Trusted Dataset with Microsoft Fabric

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

In this episode, we dive into Microsoft Fabric, the unified data and analytics platform reshaping how organizations manage, analyze, and act on their data. Designed to bring Power BI, Data Factory, Azure Synapse, and other Microsoft services into one…

Use Microsoft Fabric Domains for Data Mesh Governance

2025-11-03 · Video on YouTube

Microsoft Fabric domains are quickly becoming one of the most important pillars of governance and organization inside the Fabric ecosystem, and in this episode we break down exactly how they work and why they matter. You’ll learn how domains create logical…

Microsoft Fabric Governance Roles, Labels, and Lineage

2025-08-05 · Video on YouTube

Think Fabric governance is “just like M365”? That’s the trap. This guide shows where your Microsoft 365 instincts help—and exactly where they fail—so you don’t mislabel datasets, over-permission workspaces, or miss audit events. You’ll learn how Fabric’s…

Microsoft Fabric End-to-End

2026-08-25 · Video on YouTube

Many organizations run too many analytics tools and too many copies of the same data. In this interview, Mirko Peters and Microsoft Data Platform MVP Amit Chandak walk data engineers and BI teams through an end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architecture. You learn…

2025-08-05 – Microsoft Fabric Governance Roles, Labels, and Lineage2025-11-03 – Build One Trusted Dataset with Microsoft Fabric2025-11-03 – Use Microsoft Fabric Domains for Data Mesh Governance2026-08-25 – Microsoft Fabric End-to-End2025-082026-08
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Frequently asked questions

What are Microsoft Fabric domains?

Domains are logical groupings of workspaces and data assets inside Fabric. They give business units clear ownership and a scalable way to manage access, compliance and data products, supporting a data mesh approach. · From the episode: Use Microsoft Fabric Domains for Data Mesh…

How do Fabric domains support a data mesh?

They let each business unit own and manage its data as products, with domain admins and contributors handling their own areas. Central tenant-level governance stays in place, which gives a federated model rather than one IT bottleneck. · From the episode: Use Microsoft Fabric Domains for Data Mesh…

What does govern by domain mean?

Following a data mesh approach, ownership and policy are delegated to business areas instead of just containers, so each domain controls its own data policy. · From the episode: Microsoft Fabric Governance Roles, Labels, and…

Should Fabric be centralized or follow a data mesh?

It depends on size. A centralized architecture can work for smaller organizations, while larger ones benefit from domain-oriented setups in which IT keeps availability, governance and the technical foundation and business domains own how data is analyzed. · From the episode: Microsoft Fabric End-to-End

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