Microsoft Fabric Consulting Services

Microsoft Fabric represents the next evolution in enterprise analytics—an all-in-one, software-as-a-service platform that unifies data integration, engineering, warehousing, science, real-time analytics, and business intelligence.

Built on a foundation of OneLake and optimized for AI, Fabric consolidates what once required multiple products into a single, governed experience. This unified approach eliminates data silos, reduces complexity, and empowers every role in your organization, from data engineers to business analysts, to work faster, smarter, and more collaboratively.

Organizations face predictable obstacles when adopting Microsoft Fabric. HSO's proven approach addresses these challenges head-on, ensuring smooth implementation and sustained success.

Data Silos and Fragmentation

Challenge: Scattered data across legacy systems, cloud platforms, and business units prevents unified analytics and creates duplicate efforts.

HSO Solution: We architect OneLake foundations that consolidate disparate data sources into a governed, single source of truth. Our shortcuts and mirroring strategies preserve existing investments while eliminating silos.

Complex Migration from Legacy BI

Challenge: Moving from on-premises systems or Azure Synapse to Fabric risks disrupting business operations and breaking existing reports.

HSO Solution: Our phased migration methodology ensures minimal downtime through parallel environments, automated testing, and semantic model alignment. We preserve Power BI continuity while modernizing your data foundation.

Governance and Security at Scale

Challenge: Expanding self-service analytics without proper governance leads to data quality issues, security gaps, and compliance risks.

HSO Solution: We implement enterprise-grade governance services using Purview integration, workspace security models, and automated compliance checks. Our approach balances democratization with control.

Adoption and Change Management

Challenge: New platforms fail when users lack training, confidence, or clear guidance on how Fabric fits their workflow.

HSO Solution: HSO delivers role-based training, center of excellence frameworks, and hands-on enablement programs. We build internal champions who drive ongoing adoption and innovation.

Cost Management and Optimization

Challenge: Fabric's capacity-based pricing model can lead to unexpected costs without proper planning and monitoring.

HSO Solution: We design right-sized capacity architectures, implement monitoring dashboards, and establish optimization routines. Our FinOps approach ensures predictable costs aligned with business value.

Real-Time Analytics Complexity

Challenge: Implementing streaming data pipelines and event-driven architectures requires specialized skills many organizations lack.

HSO Solution: Our real-time analytics experts design scalable event stream architectures, optimize KQL query performance, and configure Data Activator triggers that turn insights into automated actions.

How do I get started with Microsoft Fabric?

Start with HSO's Fabric Jumpstart workshop, a four-day engagement where we co-design your first workload, evaluate platform capabilities, and deliver an actionable roadmap. You'll gain hands-on experience with Fabric and clarity on next steps before committing to full-scale implementation.

Is Microsoft Fabric free to use?

Fabric offers a limited free trial for evaluation purposes. For production use, organizations purchase Fabric capacity based on their workload requirements.

Pricing is capacity-based (measured in Capacity Units), with options for monthly commitment or pay-as-you-go. HSO helps optimize your capacity planning to ensure cost-effective deployment aligned with actual usage.

What's the difference between Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse Analytics?

Fabric is the next evolution of Azure Synapse Analytics, offering a unified SaaS platform that consolidates data integration (Data Factory), data engineering (Synapse), data warehousing, data science, real-time analytics, and Power BI into a single experience.

While Synapse remains a powerful PaaS offering, Fabric simplifies management, accelerates adoption, and provides AI-first capabilities through tight Copilot integration and OneLake's unified data foundation.

Can HSO help migrate our existing Power BI environment to Microsoft Fabric?

Yes. HSO specializes in seamless Power BI migrations to Fabric, preserving your semantic models, reports, and user experience while modernizing your data platform.

Our approach ensures business continuity through operations, automated validation, and incremental cutover strategies that minimize risk and disruption.