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The full white paper on Microsoft Fabric negotiation. The Data Engineering and Data Factory framework, the Data Warehouse framework, the Data Science framework, the Real Time Intelligence framework, the Power BI in Fabric framework, the OneLake framework, the Capacity Unit and F SKU framework, the competitive framework, and the eleven move buyer side framework.

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Microsoft Fabric Negotiation

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This is the full white paper on Microsoft Fabric Negotiation. Microsoft Fabric is the load bearing Microsoft data and AI platform framework. The paper sets out the framework, the moves, and the benchmarks that anchor the broader Microsoft Fabric framework at the renewal cycle. Read the related Microsoft services practice and the Microsoft knowledge hub.

The Data Engineering and Data Factory framework

The Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering and Data Factory framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric data integration framework. The framework typically segments the Data Engineering framework across the broader Apache Spark framework (broader notebook framework, broader Spark Pool framework), the broader Lakehouse framework, the broader Delta framework, the broader Data Engineering framework. The framework also segments the Data Factory framework across the broader Pipeline framework, the broader Dataflow Gen2 framework, the broader Copy Activity framework, the broader Data Factory framework, and the bespoke Data Engineering and Data Factory framework at the upper customer scale. Read the related Microsoft Azure ELA negotiation.

The Data Warehouse framework

The Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric cloud data warehouse framework. The framework typically segments the Data Warehouse framework across the broader Microsoft Fabric Warehouse framework (broader T SQL framework), the broader Microsoft Fabric SQL Endpoint framework (broader Lakehouse SQL endpoint framework), the broader Synapse Data Warehouse framework legacy framework, the broader Data Warehouse framework, and the bespoke Data Warehouse framework at the upper customer scale.

The Data Science framework

The Microsoft Fabric Data Science framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric machine learning framework. The framework typically segments the Data Science framework across the broader Microsoft Fabric ML model framework, the broader Microsoft Fabric ML experiment framework, the broader Microsoft Fabric SynapseML framework, the broader MLflow framework integration, the broader Data Science framework, and the bespoke Data Science framework at the upper customer scale.

The Real Time Intelligence framework

The Microsoft Fabric Real Time Intelligence framework (formerly Real Time Analytics, Synapse Real Time Analytics) anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric real time analytics framework. The framework typically segments the Real Time Intelligence framework across the broader Microsoft Fabric Eventstream framework, the broader Microsoft Fabric KQL Database framework (broader Kusto framework), the broader Microsoft Fabric Real Time Dashboard framework, the broader Microsoft Fabric Activator framework, the broader Real Time Intelligence framework, and the bespoke Real Time Intelligence framework at the upper customer scale.

The Power BI in Fabric framework

The Microsoft Fabric Power BI experience framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric business intelligence framework. The framework typically segments the Power BI in Fabric framework across the broader Power BI Premium per Capacity migration to Microsoft Fabric framework (broader Power BI Premium P SKU framework retired in favor of broader Microsoft Fabric F SKU framework), the broader Power BI Pro per user framework, the broader Power BI Premium per User framework, the broader Power BI in Fabric framework, and the bespoke Power BI in Fabric framework at the upper customer scale.

The OneLake framework

The Microsoft Fabric OneLake framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric unified data lake framework. The framework typically segments the OneLake framework across the broader OneLake storage framework (broader unified storage framework across all Fabric experiences), the broader OneLake security framework (broader workspace level security framework), the broader OneLake OneCopy framework (broader unified copy framework, broader Shortcut framework), the broader OneLake Mirroring framework, the broader OneLake framework, and the bespoke OneLake framework at the upper customer scale.

The Capacity Unit and F SKU framework

The Microsoft Fabric Capacity Unit (CU) and F SKU framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric commercial framework. Microsoft Fabric typically meters the broader Microsoft Fabric framework against the broader Capacity Unit framework. The framework typically segments the broader F SKU framework across F2 (broader smaller framework, 2 CU), F4 (4 CU), F8 (8 CU), F16 (16 CU), F32 (32 CU), F64 (64 CU, broader Power BI Premium per Capacity equivalent framework), F128 (128 CU), F256 (256 CU), F512 (512 CU), F1024 (1024 CU), F2048 (2048 CU, broader largest framework), and the broader Microsoft Fabric F SKU framework at the upper customer scale. The framework also anchors the broader one year reservation discount framework against the broader Microsoft Fabric framework.

The competitive framework

The competitive framework anchors the broader Microsoft Fabric framework against three principal competitive frameworks. Snowflake typically suits customers running platform agnostic cloud data warehouse (broader Snowflake credit framework, broader Snowflake multi cloud framework). Databricks typically suits customers running broader ML workloads alongside data warehouse (broader Lakehouse framework, broader Mosaic AI framework). Microsoft Fabric typically suits customers running Microsoft at scale (deeper Microsoft Power BI integration, deeper Microsoft 365 integration, broader Microsoft Copilot framework). The framework typically delivers material commercial leverage at the broader unified data and AI framework. Read the related Microsoft knowledge hub.

The eleven move buyer side framework

The buyer side framework for Microsoft Fabric has eleven moves. One. Anchor the broader Microsoft Fabric framework against the customer actual Microsoft Fabric deployment framework. Two. Run the Data Engineering and Data Factory framework. Three. Run the Data Warehouse framework. Four. Run the Data Science framework. Five. Run the Real Time Intelligence framework. Six. Run the Power BI in Fabric framework. Seven. Run the OneLake framework. Eight. Run the Capacity Unit and F SKU framework. Nine. Run the Snowflake vs Microsoft Fabric vs Databricks competitive framework. Ten. Negotiate the Microsoft Fabric reservation framework (one year reservation discount). Eleven. Negotiate the broader Microsoft EA framework against the broader Microsoft Fabric framework.

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