Are you new to Microsoft Fabric and overwhelmed by terms like CUs, bursting, smoothing, and reserved capacity? This video provides a step-by-step guide to demystify the process of setting up Microsoft Fabric. Learn about buying capacity, assigning it, and understanding key concepts like bursting and smoothing to optimize your usage. From navigating Azure Portal to Installing the metrics app this tutorial simplifies everything, even for non-technical users.
You’ll explore how to buy reserved capacity and the difference to pay-as-you-go, set up workspaces, and analyze capacity needs with Fabric's metrics app. By the end, you'll have clarity on the initial set up of Fabric.
What is Fabric:
https://youtu.be/Fbm5g2-Q2Qk&list=PLlHDyf8d156VDobBIk13o4mZLk19DbV81
Start / Stop Capacity:
https://youtu.be/T-9v_ggyop0&list=PLlHDyf8d156VDobBIk13o4mZLk19DbV81
Other Resources
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Data-Marc Blog on reserved capacity
https://data-marc.com/2024/09/09/purchasing-fabric-capacities-as-reserved-instance/
Microsoft Docs on reserved capacity
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cost-management-billing/reservations/fabric-capacity?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002589
Metrics App
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/metrics-app/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002589
Documentation
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/?WT.mc_id=M365-MVP-5002589
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00:00 Introduction
02:30 Buying Capacity
07:17 Assigning Capacity to a Workspace
08:26 Reserved Capacity (40% discount) with annual commitment
12:00 What are Capacity Units / Seconds
13:00 Smoothing and Bursting and Throttling
17:50 Getting the Metrics App
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