Microsoft Fabric introduction: your path to a modern data platform
If you're hitting limits with Power BI, Dynamics 365, SAP or Excel, you need more than just another reporting tool. COSMO CONSULT evaluates whether Microsoft Fabric is the right next step for you – and guides you through the introduction, migration or further development. You benefit from years of experience and sound consulting expertise in Microsoft, ERP systems and Data & Analytics. With COSMO CONSULT and Microsoft Fabric, you can launch your data platform quickly, securely and individually.
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How does a Microsoft Fabric Introduction work?
The introduction of Microsoft Fabric is the structured path to a modern, scalable data platform. In the best case, your company can go live within one week – as demonstrated by over 50 completed projects at COSMO CONSULT. The introduction covers analysis, setup, migration and training.
Daniel Kolm, Product Manager Data Analytics: "With standardised methods and templates, we achieve fast results – regardless of industry or company size."
Fabric combines data integration, analytics and AI in one central environment. You benefit from consistent reports, automated processes and a platform that grows with your requirements.
Over 50 Fabric projects successfully delivered
COSMO CONSULT has successfully supported companies of all sizes and industries with their Microsoft Fabric introduction – from standard to custom projects.
Quick introduction for standard scenarios
With proven methods and product standards, your Fabric platform is often ready for use within a few days – delivering measurable value from day one.
Individual Fabric consulting & industry expertise
Benefit from deep industry know-how and tailored Fabric advice – for an introduction tailored to your processes and goals.
What are the advantages of a Microsoft Fabric introduction with COSMO CONSULT?
- Fast start: standard scenarios often up and running within a few days – backed by experience from 50+ projects.
- Scalable & flexible: for 5 to 500+ users, Microsoft Fabric grows with your requirements.
- Migration with a plan: structured migration from a data warehouse or Azure Synapse Analytics to Fabric.
- AI & automation: AI-powered analytics and automation available immediately after introduction.
- COSMO CONSULT services: consulting, introduction and training as a complete package from approx. €10,000.
- Cross-Industry experience: over 50 introductions across virtually all industries.
Prices & operating costs
The ongoing Microsoft Fabric costs depend on capacity, region, usage and billing model. Getting started with Fabric costs from around €170 per month, depending on the scenario. COSMO CONSULT calculates services such as consulting, assessment, migration and implementation separately.
When does a Microsoft Fabric Introduction make sense?
Microsoft Fabric is the right next step especially when:
- Power BI alone is no longer sufficient
- Power BI is blocking your operational database or data exchange is running unstably
- Multiple systems, clients or departments need access to shared key metrics
- Governance is becoming more important, or
- Data from Dynamics 365, SAP, Excel or existing data warehouse structures needs to be reliably consolidated
Not every reporting scenario requires Microsoft Fabric: for simple, clearly scoped requirements within a single department, Power BI is often the more pragmatic starting point.
The difference compared to existing solutions based on Azure Synapse, a traditional data warehouse or Power BI lies not only in individual features. Microsoft Fabric consolidates:
- Data integration
- Centralised data storage
- Transformation
- Modelling, and
- Reporting
on a single Microsoft platform. This means your data is simultaneously ready for potential AI use cases. The entry is particularly straightforward for companies using business software from the Dynamics 365 product family: it can be connected via established Microsoft and COSMO CONSULT standards – Fabric is part of the Microsoft ecosystem and not an isolated BI project.
A Fabric introduction is especially worthwhile for companies that face the following scenarios:
- Power BI is reaching its limits: when key metrics need to be used consistently not just in individual reports but across departments.
- Data is distributed: when CRM, Excel, ERP or data warehouse sources are difficult to consolidate into a unified report.
- Expanding the Microsoft ecosystem: when companies already use Dynamics 365 solutions, Power BI and Azure.
- Governance and scalability are needed: when data models, permissions, versioning and cross-departmental key metrics need to be managed professionally.
Fabric Introduction for every company size
Fabric iintroduction for small businesses
Many data platforms are expensive and complex. This is not a viable solution for small businesses. With Microsoft Fabric and COSMO CONSULT, you can go live within a few days.
Even with limited IT resources, you benefit from standards, quick implementation and low operational costs from approx. €145/month.
Fabric Introduction for the mid-market
The mid-market needs flexible solutions that scale. For medium-sized companies, a Microsoft Fabric introduction is often realistic from approx. €50,000 – including consulting, concept design, implementation, training and project support.
This figure is not a fixed price but a transparent reference point: the actual effort depends on the system landscape, data sources, departments and the desired degree of customisation.
With COSMO CONSULT, you benefit from experience gained across numerous projects and an introduction that fits your processes.
Fabric Implementation for large enterprises
Large organisations require high-performance data platforms for complex requirements. Fabric supports multi-system integration, governance and real-time data – for maximum transparency and control.
COSMO CONSULT guides you from architecture design to rollout – including international deployments and compliance requirements. Depending on your starting point, we jointly define the target vision, data architecture, use cases and priorities. From this, we create a realistic roadmap with effort estimates, role definition and implementation phases – as the foundation for a secure introduction.
How does a Microsoft Fabric Introduction proceed?
A Microsoft Fabric introduction can look very different depending on the starting point:
For a near-standard dashboard scenario, the focus is on rapid deployment:
- Setup and deployment typically take as little as two days.
- Handover and training usually require one to two additional days.
If prerequisites, accesses and contacts are clarified, this results in an overall implementation time of approximately one week – without a preceding assessment.
For more complex projects, we recommend an assessment. In one to three workshop days, we clarify:
- Target vision
- Use cases
- Data sources
- Roles
- Technical prerequisites, and
- The appropriate roadmap
For projects involving an assessment, the setup and deployment are usually more extensive, as multiple systems, departments or individual requirements need to be considered. A duration of one month is the minimum timeframe for such projects. A more realistic approach is phased planning based on scope, data sources, target vision and implementation effort.
Summary
A Microsoft Fabric introduction does not follow a rigid standard plan. Small, near-standard scenarios are often productive within a few days or one week.
More complex projects run over several weeks to months depending on scope. The process covers target vision, system analysis, setup, handover and further development. Daniel Kolm: "With product standards and templates, it is possible to achieve initial results very quickly in suitable scenarios."
How is Microsoft Fabric introduced into your system landscape?
Microsoft Fabric integrates flexibly into any IT landscape. Via open interfaces (APIs) and standard connectors, you can connect ERP, CRM, e-commerce and Microsoft 365 tools. Microsoft Fabric is not introduced in isolation but planned around your existing system landscape – for example with ERP and CRM solutions, logistics systems, existing data warehouse structures or Power BI environments. What is decisive is not only the technical integration, but a reliable data flow from the source system to the consumer. This could be a team member who uses the report, an app reading data via API, or an agent making data-driven decisions.
Over 50 projects show: the integration is scalable and future-proof. COSMO CONSULT evaluates:
- Data sources
- Clients/tenants
- Permissions
- Business requirements
- Existing reporting structures, and
- Analytics use cases
From this, a suitable integration path is developed – from a largely standardised setup with a clearly defined scope to an individual data architecture for multiple departments and systems.
The most important questions before your Fabric introduction
Implementing Fabric is not just a technology decision. What matters is the starting point, data sources, goals, team, budget and the right project path. COSMO CONSULT addresses these questions in a structured way – before architecture, effort and rollout are planned.
When do we recommend Fabric – and when is Power BI sufficient?
Power BI is often the right starting point when a single department wants to create simple reports quickly. Microsoft Fabric becomes relevant when data needs to be used not just for one report, but across the entire organisation – spanning multiple systems, tenants and departments. At that point, it's no longer just about visualisation, but about a shared data foundation, consistent key metrics and clear governance. A prerequisite for this is a reliable data flow from the source system to the point of analysis.
Key decision criteria
What matters is not the size of the company, but how extensively you want to use your data: Is data only needed for one report? Or should it be available centrally, consistently and reusably for reporting, planning, automation and AI? Even smaller companies benefit from Fabric if they want to bring order to their data landscape early on and avoid having to rebuild every analysis from scratch later.
How does Microsoft Fabric support intelligent processes?
Microsoft Fabric is the foundation for data-driven, automated processes. AI and Copilot support analysis, forecasting and optimisation. In practice, however, the starting point is usually not the AI hype, but a solid data foundation:
- Clean data flows
- Consistent key metrics
- Traceable models and reports
on which Copilot, forecasting or agentic scenarios can be built.
Dashboards, forecasts and real-time data are available centrally. The platform recognises patterns, delivers recommendations and makes your organisation fit for data-driven decisions. Copilot and AI are most relevant today where data models are documented and built according to best practices – or in areas where AI supports data modelling or report development. Real-time data and agentic use cases are growing in importance, but are not the immediate focus of every introductory project.
COSMO CONSULT: Your partner for a successful Fabric Introduction
COSMO CONSULT has accompanied more than 50 Fabric introductions – from small companies to large enterprises. The digitalisation specialist is not a pure BI service provider: rather, projects combine Microsoft partner expertise, ERP experience and Data & Analytics know-how. Especially for companies with Dynamics 365 solutions, Power BI, Azure or an established ERP landscape, it is crucial that Fabric is not introduced in isolation but becomes part of the existing Microsoft and process landscape. COSMO CONSULT guides you from analysis to support, with proven methods and individual industry knowledge. This results in an introduction where all key aspects – from business requirements through technical architecture and data modelling to operations – are planned together from the very beginning.
Teams of experienced Data Analytics Consultants, certified Microsoft experts and industry specialists minimise project risks, accelerate your transformation and ensure your success with support and training. The BARC ranking 2024 confirms: COSMO CONSULT is one of the leading Microsoft partners for Data & Analytics. As a Microsoft, Fabric Featured and recognised Data & Analytics partner, COSMO CONSULT combines technical know-how, implementation methodology and industry expertise. Risks are addressed via scope, roadmap, effort estimates and role models, with projects implemented in phases. After go-live, COSMO CONSULT provides operations, further development, support and training – so your company benefits from Fabric in the long term.
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