01Integration Pattern Selection Matrix
Choose the right integration method based on source characteristics and latency goals: use OneLake Shortcuts for zero-copy access to existing ADLS Gen2 / S3 data; Fabric Mirroring for near-real-time CDC replication from Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, or Snowflake; Dataflows Gen2 for low-code transformations; and Data Factory Pipelines for high-scale batch ETL.
Implementation & Verification Checklist
- Use OneLake Shortcuts when source data is already in Delta/Parquet format in ADLS Gen2 / S3
- Use Fabric Mirroring for low-latency zero-ETL replication from relational databases
- Use Data Factory Pipelines for complex orchestration, dynamic parameter loops, and Spark notebook execution
- Use Eventstream for sub-second IoT telemetry and real-time streaming analytics
02Idempotency, Schema Drift & Fault Tolerance
Design ingestion pipelines to be fully idempotent: re-running a pipeline execution must yield identical results without duplicate rows. Implement automated schema-drift detection, watermarking, and quarantine error tables for corrupt or malformed source records.
Implementation & Verification Checklist
- Enforce merge/upsert patterns with unique business keys during Delta table writes
- Maintain explicit watermark timestamps or version tokens for incremental ingestion
- Route malformed or invalid records to quarantine tables with automated alert notifications
- Keep connection credentials and tokens securely in Azure Key Vault
03SAP & Enterprise Data Integration (Zero-ETL, Mirroring & SAP Datasphere)
Microsoft and SAP have deepened their strategic partnership to accelerate business insights and AI innovation. Through SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Microsoft Fabric, enterprises achieve bi-directional, zero-copy sharing of semantically rich SAP data products with Microsoft OneLake. Leverage Mirroring for SAP Datasphere for near-real-time CDC replication without manual ETL, and Copy Jobs for SAP Datasphere for secure, high-throughput enterprise data movement into Fabric IQ AI agents and Power BI.
Implementation & Verification Checklist
- Enable SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for bi-directional zero-copy sharing of SAP data products in OneLake
- Configure Mirroring for SAP Datasphere to eliminate custom extraction pipelines
- Combine SAP ERP business context with Fabric IQ and Microsoft Copilot / SAP Joule AI agents
- Preserve SAP semantic business model logic, currency conversions, and role-based data security