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Explore Microsoft Fabric from a developer's perspective in this 39-minute conference talk that cuts through marketing buzzwords to reveal practical applications for modern development workflows. Discover how this unified data and analytics platform integrates data engineering, data science, warehousing, and business intelligence into a single environment that transforms your daily development practices. Learn about Fabric's DevOps-first approach, including comprehensive Git integration and CI/CD pipelines that enable source control for everything from databases to ETL flows. Examine developer-focused APIs, particularly Microsoft Fabric's GraphQL endpoint that exposes data models as queryable APIs, allowing applications to retrieve structured data using modern, secure interfaces. Witness demonstrations of Fabric's built-in AI capabilities, focusing on implementing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) with your own data and utilizing Fabric Data Agents for natural language Q&A functionality. Gain candid insights into what works effectively, current limitations, and how Fabric integrates with existing development workflows. Understand how Microsoft Fabric can accelerate data projects, reduce cross-team friction, and enable smarter application development while preserving your preferred development tools and practices.
