Connect to any data with Shortcuts, Mirroring and Data Factory using Microsoft Fabric

Easily access and unify your data for analytics and AI—no matter
where it lives. With OneLake in Microsoft Fabric, you can connect
to data across multiple clouds, databases, and formats without
duplication. Use the OneLake catalog to quickly find and interact
with your data, and let Copilot in Fabric help you transform and
analyze it effortlessly.


Eliminate barriers to working with your data using Shortcuts to
virtualize external sources and Mirroring to keep databases and
warehouses in sync—all without ETL. For deeper integration,
leverage Data Factory’s 180+ connectors to bring in structured,
unstructured, and real-time streaming data at scale.


Maraki Ketema from the Microsoft Fabric team shows how to combine
these methods, ensuring fast, reliable access to quality data for
analytics and AI workloads.


QUICK LINKS:


00:00 - Access data wherever it lives


00:42 - Microsoft Fabric background


01:17 - Manage data with Microsoft Fabric


03:04 - Low latency


03:34 - How Shortcuts work 


06:41 - Mirroring


08:10 - Open mirroring


08:40 - Low friction ways to bring data in


09:32 - Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric


10:52 - Build out your data flow


11:49 - Use built-in AI to ask questions of data


12:56 - OneLake catalog


13:36 - Data security & compliance


15:10 - Additional options to bring data in


15:42 - Wrap up


Link References


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Check out Open Mirroring at https://aka.ms/FabricOpenMirroring


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