Name: Azure to Fabric: Migrating to Fabric Databases - Dennes Torres
Start: 2025-05-01T13:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-01T14:00:00+01:00

**Microsoft Data Platform Group Birmingham**

**Thursday 1st May at 13:00 (GMT - UK Time)**

**Speaker:** Dennes Torres

**Title:** Azure to Fabric: Migrating to Fabric Databases

**Description:**
Discover how Fabric Databases work and when they should be used in comparison with other solutions such as Fabric mirroring.

Let's compare Fabric Databases with Azure SQL and understand when each one should be used. We will also analyse the differences between using a Fabric Database or mirroring Azure SQL to Fabric.

Discover how Fabric databases create a great benefit to analytics work by isolating the production and analytical process automatically, as long you correctly use the endpoints provided by Microsoft Fabric

**Agenda:**

12.45 - 13:00 : Setup and Join

13:00 - 13:05 : Open Lobby and Introductions

13:05 - 14:00 : Azure to Fabric: Migrating to Fabric Databases

**Venue:** Wherever you have access to a computer or smart device!
This session will be online only!

**Other Details:**

\*\*\* Please note registration on MeetUp is required to gain access to the Teams link!\*\*\*

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**Event Organiser Contact Details:**

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Email: meetup@purplefrogsystems.com

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Dennes is a DBA and Data Platform MVP (2020-2023) living in Malta who loves Data Platform, including Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and recently got involved in Generative AI. 

In the past, he was married with software development, resulting in a total of more than 20 years of experience between Data Platform, cloud and software development. He moved to Malta after more than 10 years leading devSQL PASS Chapter in Rio de Janeiro and now is a member of the leadership team of MMDPUG PASS Chapter in Malta organizing meetings, events, and webcasts about Microsoft Data Platform. 

He is an MCT, MCSE in Data Platforms and BI, with more titles in software development. He can be found working for DTower Software and speaking in SQL Saturdays around Europe

Dennes Torres