A Well Architected Lakehouse – Get It Right from the Start!

Organizations are increasingly adopting lakehouse architectures to unify analytics and machine learning workloads. However, many implementations suffer from poor foundational decisions that become costly to remediate later. This full-day, hands-on workshop provides practical guidance for architecting, deploying, and operationalizing a robust lakehouse on Microsoft Fabric—ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability from day one.

We begin with architectural planning, where participants learn to define business requirements, design governance and security models, select data storage strategies, and plan for scalability, performance, and cost optimization. The focus is on building blueprints and frameworks that prevent common pitfalls and support long-term success.

Next, we explore Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform to create repeatable, version-controlled deployments. Participants will set up CI/CD pipelines, build reusable modules, and configure Fabric workspaces for Git integration to ensure traceability and collaboration.

The implementation phase takes these designs into practice: deploying the lakehouse foundation, configuring ingestion pipelines for batch and streaming workloads, applying cataloging and metadata management, and validating data quality and security controls. We also cover Fabric’s variables, environments, and deployment rules, showing how to promote changes safely from development to production with CI/CD.

The day concludes with an interactive Ask Me Anything session, where participants revisit core concepts, raise outstanding technical or strategic questions, and clarify how the lessons apply in their own environments.

Key takeaways: attendees will leave with production-ready templates, architectural blueprints, and operational playbooks they can immediately apply within their organizations.

Prerequisites: Basic cloud and data engineering knowledge, with familiarity in IaC and CI/CD concepts. Terraform or Git experience is helpful but not required.

Learn the berst practices of designing, implementing and automating your Fabric Lakehouse. Attendees will leave with production-ready templates, architectural blueprints, and operational playbooks they can immediately apply within their organizations.