Audience
Database Administrators and technical leaders interested in how their existing SQL Server expertise applies to Microsoft Fabric.
Overview
For too long, DBAs have felt like they’ve been left out of the party, watching from the sidelines as others enjoyed the innovations and excitement of Microsoft Fabric. But the tables have turned! With Fabric Databases, DBAs are now invited to the glitz and glamour of the main event.
Join Rob in this session to discover how Microsoft Fabric unifies your transactional and analytical workloads on a single, powerful data platform. He’ll explore the seamless integration of the SQL Server database engine we all know and love with the flexibility of replicated delta tables in OneLake. You’ll learn how to utilise your existing DBA skills to monitor and maintain Fabric Databases and see how they compare to other features, like Fabric Mirroring in SQL PaaS, so you don’t have to gamble with your choices.
Microsoft Fabric brings together transactional and analytical workloads on a single, modern data platform. In this session, we’ll show how DBAs can apply their SQL Server skills to Fabric Databases, make use of replicated delta tables in OneLake, and understand how Fabric’s SQL engine compares with familiar SQL Server options.
You’ll learn how to monitor and maintain Fabric Databases, where Fabric Mirroring fits, and how to extend your skillset for the next generation of data management.
Who should attend
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DBAs looking to future-proof their SQL skills in Fabric
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Technical leaders exploring Fabric for database management
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Teams wanting clarity on how Fabric compares with traditional SQL Server
Key takeaways
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Understand the role of SQL Databases within Microsoft Fabric
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Learn how DBAs can monitor, maintain, and optimise Fabric Databases
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See how Fabric compares with existing SQL Server options, including Fabric Mirroring
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Gain confidence in applying existing skills while picking up new ones for Fabric
