From Zero to Governed : Implementing Microsoft Purview with Fabric and Azure SQL

Effective data governance is built on visibility, ownership, and shared understanding of data across the organisation. As organisations move to AI-powered analytics and cloud platforms like Microsoft Fabric, old methods such as manual documentation and ad-hoc controls can’t keep up. They’re too slow and inconsistent to manage the scale and complexity of modern data, making it hard to maintain trust and compliance.

This session introduces enterprise data governance using the new unified Microsoft Purview experience, with Microsoft Fabric and Azure SQL Database used as governed data sources throughout.

You will learn how Purview establishes a consistent governance foundation by automatically discovering data assets, organising them within a governed structure, and enriching technical metadata with business context to create trusted, business-aligned data products.

We begin with the Purview Data Map, demonstrating how Fabric Lakehouses, Warehouses, and Azure SQL databases are discovered, catalogued, and connected through lineage.

From there, we introduce Governance Domains, showing how they enable federated data governance by aligning data assets to business ownership rather than technical platforms, while maintaining central visibility and control.

The session then focuses on creating and managing Data Products, illustrating how curated Fabric and SQL assets are formalised as governed products with defined ownership, certification, and intended use.

Finally, we explore data asset curation, including custom classifications, endorsements, and metadata enrichment, to improve data discoverability, compliance readiness, and user trust across the organisation.

By the end of this session, you will understand how to establish a scalable data governance foundation in Microsoft Purview that enables data access and reuse while maintaining accountability, control, and confidence in enterprise data.

Topics Covered
• Introduction to Data Governance and Microsoft Purview
• Data Map and Managing Data Sources (Microsoft Fabric & Azure SQL Database)
• Governance Domains and Federated Governance Models
• Creating and Managing Data Products
• Curating and Classifying Data Assets

A clear, practical understanding of how to implement enterprise data governance using Microsoft Purview with Microsoft Fabric and Azure SQL Database Hands-on insight into organising data assets into governance domains and data products that align technical platforms with business ownership Confidence to curate, classify, and enrich data assets to improve discoverability, trust, and compliance readiness across the organisation