Microsoft Fabric + Purview Governance Solution 

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1. Microsoft Fabric (Analytics Platform)

A unified end-to-end SaaS analytics platform built on OneLake (a multicloud data lake with the “one copy of data” principle). Fabric consolidates multiple services:

• Data Factory → Connect and ingest data from diverse sources.

• Synapse Data Engineering → Transform and prepare data for advanced analytics.

• Synapse Data Warehouse → Store structured data at scale for queries and BI.

• Synapse Data Science → Build and deploy ML/AI models directly on Fabric.

• Synapse Real-Time Analytics → Analyze event streams and IoT data instantly.

• Power BI → Visualize, report, and share insights across the organization.

• Data Activator → Trigger alerts and automated workflows from data conditions.

 

Key Fabric Principles:

OneLake: A single data lake with shortcuts to external storage (Azure Data Lake Gen2, Amazon S3) → minimizes duplication and breaks silos.

Copilot & AI Integration: Natural language generation of SQL, pipelines, and dashboards.

Lake-Centric & SaaS-ified: No infrastructure management, unified billing/capacity, and secure-by-default.

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2. Microsoft Purview (Governance, Risk, Compliance)

A family of solutions for data governance, discovery, protection, and compliance.

• Data Map & Catalog → Automated metadata scanning, classification, and lineage tracking.

• Data Estate Insights → Health dashboards for governance maturity, usage, and risks.

• Data Policies & Access Control → Enforce rules across multicloud and hybrid data sources.

• Information Protection → Sensitivity labels, encryption, and data loss prevention (DLP).

• Audit & Compliance → User/system activity logs for regulatory oversight.

• Data Sharing → Controlled collaboration within and across organizations.

 

 Key Purview Value:

Acts as a federated governance layer across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS.

Aligns with compliance frameworks like GDPR, CCPA, and industry-specific regs.

Shifts governance from being an afterthought to a strategic enabler.

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3. Fabric + Purview Integration (Why Together Matters)

When combined, Fabric and Purview create one ecosystem for governed analytics:

• Native Integration → Every Fabric instance automatically connects to Purview. Artifacts (datasets, pipelines, reports) flow into the Purview catalog.

• Governance Embedded in Analytics → Sensitivity labels, DLP policies, and audit logs are enforced directly within Fabric workloads.

• Unified Security Model → Consistent permissions, external sharing controls, and lineage visibility across all services.

• Regulatory Alignment → Real-time governance embedded at ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization stages.

• AI-Ready Governance → Copilot + Purview enable natural language data discovery, quality checks, and policy application.

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4. Strategic Benefits

• Data Democratization: Makes analytics accessible while ensuring secure, compliant access.

• Reduced Risk: Minimizes breaches, unauthorized access, and regulatory penalties.

• Operational Efficiency: Simplifies multivendor sprawl with one SaaS ecosystem.

• Future-Proof: Positions organizations for AI/ML adoption without sacrificing control.

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