As part of most client engagements, our project teams at Newpath are creating new digital applications, online or mobile experiences, automations, integrations, and ultimately creating a tonne of new data points. So, we can confidently put our hands up and acknowledge the growing complexity of data and data relationships in your organisation. Extracting value from this increasing data volume presents a significant challenge. In today’s digital environment, organizations struggle to balance data innovation with operational complexities stemming from numerous data sources, fragmented analytics, and inadequate governance. Traditionally, it’s these challenges that hinder their ability to fully leverage data to generate insights, personalised service, innovation, and value. 

Enter Microsoft Fabric: an all-in-one analytics platform designed to simplify, unify, and accelerate your organisation’s data strategy. Built natively in the Microsoft ecosystem, Fabric is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that brings together data engineering, data science, real-time analytics, business intelligence, and governance in one cohesive environment.

As we expand our Microsoft capabilities, we’re excited to begin offering Microsoft Fabric as part of our broader suite of solutions. If your organisation is grappling with fragmented data systems, slow reporting cycles, or the growing pressure to implement AI-driven insights, this may be the leap forward you’ve been waiting for.

What is Microsoft Fabric?

Fabric has been described as the “M365 for data” – and for good reason. Just as Microsoft 365 unified productivity tools into a single, integrated experience, Fabric offers a complete, end-to-end data estate that sits atop a unified data foundation. Whether you’re a data engineer building pipelines, a business analyst working in Power BI, or a data scientist training machine learning models, you now operate from the same shared environment.

While many of the individual tools within the Fabric suite have been around for a decade. Fabric offers a point-and-click solution for bringing together all your data needs into a single interface. It’s very slick. 

Its core capabilities include:

• Data integration and engineering with low-code/no-code interfaces
• Real-time analytics and high-performance data warehousing
• Built-in governance and security, with persistent controls across all tools
• AI-ready architecture, ideal for developing machine learning and generative AI applications
• Seamless collaboration between data teams and business users

At the heart of it all is OneLake, Fabric’s unified data lake that supports both structured and unstructured data, reducing duplication and complexity while improving performance and cost efficiency.

Why Now?

The data challenges facing organisations are growing. According to recent industry insights:

• 60% of enterprise data goes unused for analytics
• 68% of leaders say unifying their analytics and AI platforms is now a priority
• 74% of organisations have experienced some form of sensitive data exposure in the past year

Also, legacy architectures – often a mix of on-premise systems, siloed databases, and point solutions – can’t keep up. Microsoft Fabric modernises your data estate by creating a central, AI-powered platform that empowers innovation while improving governance.

Who Benefits?

Microsoft Fabric is purpose-built for diverse roles across the organisation:

• Data Engineers can streamline ETL processes and reduce infrastructure sprawl
• Data Scientists can build, train and deploy models without data duplication
• BI Developers and Analysts gain fast, real-time access to data with built-in tools like Power BI
• Business Users and Executives benefit from self-service dashboards and embedded insights
• IT and Security Teams maintain peace of mind with end-to-end governance

This broad applicability makes Fabric a powerful driver for digital transformation initiatives in sectors like government, healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and education.

A Strategic Edge for Innovation

Fabric isn’t just about better dashboards – it’s about unlocking data-driven decision-making at every level. It provides the infrastructure and tools to scale generative AI, implement real-time reporting, and empower non-technical teams to uncover insights, faster.

In fact, a Forrester Total Economic Impact study of Microsoft Fabric reported a 379% ROI over three years for organisations that adopted the platform, with tangible gains in operational efficiency, data team productivity, and time-to-insight.

Getting Started

We’re now offering Fabric as part of our Microsoft solution suite, including advisory services, pilot programs, and Proof of Concept (POC) engagements designed to help you assess the platform’s fit for your business.

Our Fabric readiness assessments can help you:

• Understand your current data estate and readiness for Fabric
• Identify clear business use cases and quick wins
• Access Microsoft funding (where available) for pilots or migrations
• Develop a roadmap to unify your data and analytics stack

If your organisation is currently using platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, SSIS, or SSRS – or struggling with disconnected data environments – this is a pivotal opportunity to streamline and future-proof your operations.

Finally, Microsoft Fabric is more than just another data tool. It’s a reimagined platform for turning your entire data estate into a strategic asset. By bringing together analytics, governance, and AI under one roof, it provides a compelling solution for modern data challenges. 

As your digital partner, we’re here to guide you through the opportunity Fabric presents – whether that’s a simple POC or a full-scale rollout.

Interested in learning more? Get in touch with Newpath’s CCO, Ben Dexter, to explore how Microsoft Fabric can deliver a single source of truth, greater efficiency, and real-time intelligence across your organisation.