Azure Fabric Networking (Part 1)

Azure Fabric Networking (Part 1) Data is only as powerful as your ability to access it securely. In this two-part series, we explore Microsoft Fabric from a networking lens — because understanding how Fabric connects to your data is just as important as what it can do with it. In Part 1, we start with the big picture: what Fabric is, how it's architected, and how traffic flows both into and out of the Fabric service. In Part 2, we go deeper into private networking. We cover Private Workspace architecture, Private Link Service at both the workspace and tenant level, Trusted Workspace Access, and the emerging Network Security Perimeter — giving you a complete picture of how to lock down Fabric and real time troubleshooting baked into the format. Part2: https://youtu.be/-4_EWZaphAE Art of the Possible github repo: https://github.com/nehalineogi/azure-networking Chapters: 00:00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:03:17 Microsoft Fabric Insights with Juan 00:21:02 The Big Picture and Architecture 00:28:28 Inbound to Fabric Service, licensing and basic navigation 00:47:50 Outbound: Use case: SQL Batch Import 01:10:12 Outbound: Use case: SQL Mirroring 01:17:31 Outbound: Use case: Copy Job 01:28:18 Outbound: Use case: ADLS Shortcut 01:33:59 Outbound: Managed VNET 01:48:22 Outbound: VNET Data Gateway 02:14:17 Outbound: On-Prem VNET Data Gateway Moments: 01:13:05 Mirrored Database limitation Presenters and Guest Profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juanll/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/danmauser/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexblaine/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrieldlucacosta/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-centner/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehalineogi/ Useful links Fabric Roadmap: https://roadmap.fabric.microsoft.com/ https://roadmap.fabric.microsoft.com/?product=sqldatabase Fabric Sizing Tool: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-fabric/capacity-estimator?msockid=34cad29db9636e450e54c615b82c6f44 Useful DNS links: Daniel's Private DNS Resolver lab: https://github.com/dmauser/azure-dns-private-resolver/tree/main/adr-lab Art of the Possible video: https://youtu.be/2kQL-vCyj3A Considerations and Supported Scenarios https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-workspace-level-private-links-support https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-managed-private-endpoints-overview#supported-item-types https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-managed-private-endpoints-create#supported-data-sources Managed Private Endpoint: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-managed-private-endpoints-create Workspace Level PLS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-workspace-level-private-links-set-up?tabs=fabric-portal Tenant Level PLS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-private-links-use Daniel's repo and NSP: https://github.com/dmauser/fabric-network-security https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/private-link/network-security-perimeter-concepts On-Premises data gateway: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/data-integration/gateway/service-gateway-install#download-and-install-a-standard-gateway TWA: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/security/security-trusted-workspace-access