The Integration Blueprint: Choosing the Right Path in Microsoft Fabric

Data Engineers in Toronto November 2026 Semimonthly Meeting

Topic: The Integration Blueprint: Choosing the Right Path in Microsoft Fabric

Abstract:
In a world of multiple tools and endless data sources, how do you design the right integration strategy in Microsoft Fabric?

Join Javier and Gaston, two Microsoft MVPs in Data Platform for a live demo-driven session that breaks down the real-world patterns, use cases, and best practices for landing, transforming, and orchestrating data in Microsoft Fabric.

Whether you’re working with a Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Eventhouse, or SQL Database, this session gives you the playbook to select and combine the right tools for the job.

We’ll walk through:
• Landing data using Data Pipelines, OneLake shortcuts, and external connections
• Transforming and cleaning data using Notebooks (Spark) for scale and flexibility
• Business logic and last-mile transformation using Dataflows Gen2
• How to orchestrate it all using Fabric Data Pipelines for repeatable, maintainable workflows
• When and why to land your data into Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Eventhouses, or SQL endpoints.

You’ll walk away with:
• A clear understanding of which tools to use when across the Fabric integration stack
• A working knowledge of how to combine multiple integration techniques in one solution
• Architecture patterns and decision criteria for building scalable data landing zones
• Live demos you can replicate to accelerate your own Fabric journey

Speaker: Javier Villegas, IT Director & Microsoft MVP Data Platform

Speaker Profile:
Javier Villegas is IT Director (DBA & BI Services) at Mediterranean Shipping Company with 30 years of experience working with SQL Server, Including Azure SQL.
His specialization is Administration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery.
Javier is a Microsoft MVP Data Platform since 2016 and MCT
He is a frequent speaker in technical conferences and events such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Virtual Groups, PASS Marathons, 24 Hours SQL PASS , vOpen , GroupBy , Data Saturdays and Azure Global Bootcamps.
He is one of the group leaders of SQL Argentina Community and former Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board Member.

The meeting is over Microsoft Teams, and the joining link is https://vip.dataengineersintoronto.org/webinar

See you at the meeting!