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Lakehouse or Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

Choose the right store for a mixed analytics workload.

Data Architect · Scenario

A retailer is consolidating on Microsoft Fabric. Data engineers work in Python and Spark on semi-structured clickstream data, while a BI team writes T-SQL and needs governed, low-latency reporting for finance. Leadership wants one platform, not a zoo of engines.

Vraag 1 van 3

Where should the raw clickstream and engineered feature tables live?

The engineering team is Spark-first and works with large semi-structured files.

Vraag 2 van 3

The finance BI team needs governed T-SQL with multi-table transactions. What serves them best?

Vraag 3 van 3

How do you connect both worlds without copying data?

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