The Medallion Architecture is a modern data architecture pattern built on Delta Lake, designed to progressively improve data quality. Rather than attempting to make data perfect in a single step, it follows a staged data refinery approach—transforming raw data into a trusted, business-ready asset over time. 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐞: 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 & 𝐀𝐂𝐈𝐃 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐬 The reliability of the Medallion Architecture is powered by Delta Lake, which enforces ACID transactions across all layers of the data lifecycle: - Atomicity – Transactions either fully succeed or fully fail - Consistency – Data always complies with defined rules and constraints - Isolation – Concurrent operations do not interfere with each other - Durability – Once committed, data changes are permanent These guarantees ensure that data remains consistent, reliable, and trustworthy throughout the pipeline. 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 Data quality evolves as data moves through three distinct layers: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. 🟤 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 This is the ingestion layer where data is stored exactly as received from source systems. - Authenticity – Original data is preserved without transformation - Traceability – Acts as a reliable source of truth for auditing and reprocessing - Structure – Stored in raw or semi-structured format ⚪ 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 – 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 The Silver layer focuses on data quality improvements and standardization. - Cleaning – Removal of invalid or corrupted records - Standardization – Consistent schemas, data types, and date formats - Deduplication – Elimination of duplicates and test data - Integration – Harmonization of data from multiple source systems 🟡 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 – 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬-𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 The Gold layer contains highly curated, consumption-ready datasets, optimized for business use cases. - Primary Use Cases – Dashboards, reporting, strategic analytics, and data science - Business Focus – Data is modeled around KPIs, metrics, and domain concepts

Hi, does anyone have any comprehensive documentation on governance and best practices in microsoft fabric architecture

Hello, I’ve prepared a post explaining how you can access Microsoft Fabric and Power BI without a work or student email. Accessing Power BI and Microsoft Fabric usually requires a corporate or student email address. However, there is a way to start this process using a personal email as well. 1. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 • You can create a free trial account via the Azure portal using your personal email address. • You’ll receive $200 in credit for the first 30 days, along with access to many Azure services. • However, you cannot directly or automatically activate Power BI or Fabric with this account, because personal email addresses do not behave like corporate accounts. 2. 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐃 • After signing in to the Azure portal, search for “Entra ID” in the search bar. • From there, you can create a new user. • The newly created user is automatically assigned an email address with the @(x)onmicrosoft.comdomain. This address behaves like a corporate account. 3. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐔𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜 • You can register for Power BI and Microsoft Fabric using the newly created onmicrosoft.com email address. • This allows you to activate a 60-day free trial. • During the trial period, you can build sample projects, explore the features of Fabric and Power BI, and complete end-to-end analytics scenarios as much as possible.

Welcome to all the new joiners that joined our community this week! 👇 Feel free to introduce yourself - telling us a little more about yourself and why you joined 👇 We're a friendly bunch and happy to help, and share our passion and knowledge for Microsoft Fabric! --Will