Improve Skills: Training and Support for Microsoft Fabric Migration

This article provides guidance on skills and support resources to consider when preparing for a migration to Microsoft Fabric. It builds on organizational skills established during planning phases and helps ensure your team is equipped to succeed with Fabric-specific tools and patterns.

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🎓 Self-Led Learning Resources

Premigration Skilling Resources

These articles help your team understand the digital estate and build a business justification for migration to Microsoft Fabric:

Recommended article	Description
Balance the portfolio	Learn how to ensure balanced and strategic investment across data and analytics workloads.
Create a business case	Learn how to build a business case for migrating reporting, data warehouses, and analytics services to Microsoft Fabric.

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🔧 Fabric Migration Skilling Resources

These hands-on learning paths and guides help prepare your team for Fabric-specific migration tasks:

Recommended resource	Description
Migrate to Microsoft Fabric	Learn to transition from on-prem or Synapse-based workloads to Fabric Lakehouses, Warehouses, and Pipelines.
Fabric Migration Execution Guide	Structured guidance for planning and executing a Fabric migration. Includes wave planning and workload prioritization.

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🛠️ Get Technical Support

If you need help:

• Open a support request
• Learn about available Azure support plans

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🤝 Get Help from Microsoft and Partners

Support option	Description
Azure Cloud Migration and Modernization Center	Central portal for Fabric migration tooling, templates, and expert services.
FastTrack for Azure	Direct support from Microsoft engineers and partners to design and deploy your Fabric landing zones and workloads.
Cloud Solution Provider (CSP)	Engage CSPs to plan, operate, and govern your Fabric environment.
Azure Expert Partner	Get advanced Fabric migration assistance and co-funded offerings like Microsoft Fabric Accelerator.

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📌 Tip: Align skills development with the specific Fabric workloads you plan to adopt, such as Lakehouse, Warehouse, or Real-Time Analytics. Use wave-based planning to gradually build competency across your team.