Why Microsoft Fabric Is Changing the Enterprise Data Game

In the age of AI disruption, the ability to modernize and govern data infrastructure has become a critical priority. Santor Technologies’ webinar, Modernization Made Simple: The Fabric Advantage, brought this challenge to life—highlighting how Microsoft Fabric can help organizations bridge the gap between scattered legacy systems and AI-ready data environments.

Hosted by Toral Goradia, Co-Founder & COO of Santor, the session featured Dan Hughes (Co-founder, Claritee AI) and Prathamesh Sable (CoE Head, Santor Technologies), both of whom brought strategic and technical perspectives to the forefront.

While Dan emphasized the need for high-quality, centralized data as the bedrock of any AI initiative, Prathamesh showcased how Fabric brings this vision to life. His live demo walked through the entire journey—from ingesting structured and unstructured data into Lakehouses and Warehouses, to transforming it with Dataflows Gen2, Spark Notebooks, and Data Pipelines.

A major highlight of Prathamesh’s walkthrough was how users can leverage Copilot in notebooks and Power BI to accelerate everything from data ingestion to report building. He also demonstrated the power of Data Agents, which allow users to interact with semantic models, warehouses, and lakehouses using natural language queries—translating real business questions into accurate, SQL-based results.

Fabric’s architecture, based on the bronze-silver-gold medallion model, enables organizations to refine raw data into actionable, governed insights incrementally. Prathamesh also stressed the importance of integrated governance and security using Microsoft Purview, noting how Fabric’s ecosystem supports access control, data classification, and audit-readiness out of the box.

A shared theme between both speakers was the importance of data engineering. Dan reinforced that AI applications like chatbots, ERP assistants, and intelligent workflows succeed only when the underlying data is clean, complete, and contextual. Prathamesh echoed this by showing how Fabric helps unify fragmented data sources into a cohesive pipeline that supports analytics and AI at scale.

In essence, Fabric isn’t just a platform—it’s an end-to-end foundation for data modernization. With its unified experience, native AI integrations, and scalable governance, Microsoft Fabric is helping organizations accelerate from dashboards to decisions—and from data to competitive advantage.