Introduction

Microsoft Fabric is an end-to-end analytics platform that provides a single, integrated environment for data professionals and the business to collaborate on data projects. Fabric provides a set of integrated services that enable you to ingest, store, process, and analyze data in a single environment.

Microsoft Fabric provides tools for both citizen and professional data practitioners, and integrates with tools the business needs to make decisions. Fabric includes the following services:

• Data engineering
• Data integration
• Data warehousing
• Real-time intelligence
• Data science
• Business intelligence

Additionally, Microsoft Fabric integrates Copilot, a generative AI assistant that enhances productivity across all workloads by providing intelligent code completion, natural language to SQL conversion, automated insights, and contextual assistance for data professionals and business users alike.

This module introduces the Fabric platform, discusses who Fabric is for, explores Fabric services, and examines how Copilot enhances the analytics experience.