Build Your AI Foundation with Fabric Metadata-driven Framework
Proposed session for SQLBits 2026TL; DR
Ready to learn how to build your AI foundation? Discover how Microsoft Fabric’s metadata-driven framework, combined with Data Factory pipelines and a Fabric database, powers automated data integration for AI-ready environments. Gain insights on governance, scalability, and accelerating AI-driven analytics.
Session Details
Efficient data management is essential for modern organizations, and automation is the cornerstone of scalability and AI readiness. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to build a robust metadata-driven framework using Microsoft Fabric SQL Database and Data Factory pipelines to streamline data integration and accelerate analytics.
We’ll explore control tables, automation strategies, data integrity checks, and auditing mechanisms that reduce repetitive tasks and simplify pipeline development. Through live demos, you’ll gain practical experience configuring the Fabric Metadata-Driven Framework (FMD), applying best practices and optimizing performance for enterprise-scale workloads.
Finally, discover how this framework powers AI-ready environments, enabling governance, scalability, and continuous delivery. Whether you’re tired of rebuilding pipelines or aiming to boost efficiency, this session equips you with actionable tools and insights to transform your data engineering workflows, from automation fundamentals to building a foundation for AI-driven analytics.
We’ll explore control tables, automation strategies, data integrity checks, and auditing mechanisms that reduce repetitive tasks and simplify pipeline development. Through live demos, you’ll gain practical experience configuring the Fabric Metadata-Driven Framework (FMD), applying best practices and optimizing performance for enterprise-scale workloads.
Finally, discover how this framework powers AI-ready environments, enabling governance, scalability, and continuous delivery. Whether you’re tired of rebuilding pipelines or aiming to boost efficiency, this session equips you with actionable tools and insights to transform your data engineering workflows, from automation fundamentals to building a foundation for AI-driven analytics.
3 things you'll get out of this session
Design a Metadata-Driven Framework
Build an AI-Ready Data Foundation
Implement a metadata‑driven ingestion pattern
Speakers
Erwin de Kreuk's other proposed sessions for 2026
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Fabric Automation All the Way: A Deep Dive into Automating Your Fabric Data Platform - 2026
From Insight to Oversight: Securing Power BI with Purview - 2026
Why Data Quality Matters for AI-Driven Insights - 2026