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Microsoft Fabric Jumpstart Training

License: MIT Links Check Microsoft Fabric Website O'Reilly

Welcome to the Microsoft Fabric Jumpstart training repository! This hands-on course is designed to get you productive with Microsoft's unified analytics platform quickly and effectively.

🎯 Course Overview

Transform raw data into actionable insights within hours using Microsoft Fabric's comprehensive analytics suite. This course combines architectural principles with hands-on labs to ensure you understand both theory and practical implementation.

🔧 Prerequisites

  • Active Azure subscription (Create free account)
  • Basic Azure knowledge (resource groups, subscriptions, networking)
  • Data fundamentals understanding
  • Optional: Familiarity with Python, SQL, or similar languages

🛠️ Setup Requirements

  1. Visual Studio Code
  2. Azure Storage Explorer
  3. Git
  4. Microsoft Fabric Trial

📚 Essential Microsoft Fabric Resources

Official Documentation

Learning Resources

Best Practices

🗺️ Course Modules

  1. Fabric Foundations & Data Engineering

    • OneLake and Data Engineering
    • Lakehouse architecture
    • Data pipelines
  2. Data Science & Analytics

    • Notebooks and Spark
    • Machine Learning
    • Real-time analytics
  3. Data Warehousing

    • Warehouse optimization
    • T-SQL endpoints
    • Direct Lake mode
  4. Power BI Integration

    • DirectQuery
    • Semantic models
    • Report development

📈 Hands-on Labs

Each module includes practical exercises to reinforce learning:

  • Data pipeline creation
  • Spark notebook development
  • Warehouse optimization
  • Dashboard creation

🎓 Certification Path

This course aligns with these Microsoft certifications:

👨‍🏫 About the Instructor

Tim Warner is a Microsoft MVP (Azure & AI) and Microsoft Certified Trainer with 25+ years of experience. Connect with Tim on LinkedIn.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.


This training is part of O'Reilly's Live Learning platform. For registration and additional details, visit O'Reilly's website.