Resuming Microsoft Fabric Learning – What Should I Focus on Next?

[VinayPabbu]

Hi Everyone,

I’ve spent some time exploring Microsoft Fabric and have a decent understanding of Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Pipelines, and Power BI. However, I haven’t had hands-on experience in a real-world project yet.

I’m now looking to resume my learning and go deeper. What areas or advanced scenarios would you recommend focusing on next to bridge the gap between learning and real-time implementation?

Any suggestions on resources, project ideas, or best practices would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

[v-echaithra · Accepted solution]

Hi @VinayPabbu ,

To help bridge the gap between learning and real-world implementation, I recommend checking out the document below created by Microsoft Training for Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn. It provides valuable guidance and structure for getting hands-on experience.

In addition, here are a few real-world project ideas you can start with:

Ingest and clean sales data, then model it and build a report

Use sample product data to design a star schema in the Data Warehouse

Create a Power BI dashboard using a semantic model for reusable insights

These projects will help reinforce your understanding of key Microsoft Fabric components like Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, and Power BI.
I would also suggest you to take a look at the document below, that helps you to build a project in Microsoft Fabric.
Microsoft Fabric — Hands On Project | by Rihab Feki | Medium

Hope this will help you.
Best Regards,
Chaithra E

[v-echaithra]

Hi @VinayPabbu ,

We’d like to confirm whether your issue has been successfully resolved. If you still have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We’re more than happy to continue supporting you.

Thank you for your patience and look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Chaithra E.

[VinayPabbu]

Hi @v-echaithra,

Can you please suggest any real world projects to get some hands on ?

Regards,

Vinay Pabbu

[v-echaithra]

Hi @VinayPabbu ,

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Thank you for your patience and look forward to hearing from you.
Best Regards,
Chaithra E.

[v-echaithra]

Hii @VinayPabbu ,

As we haven’t heard back from you, so just following up to our previous message. I'd like to confirm if your question is answered or if you need further help.

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Chaithra E.

[KevinChant]

Have you looked into doing the Microsoft fabric applied skills yet?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/browse/?credential_types=applied%20skills&products=fab... 

[mabdollahi]

Thanks @Kev for pointing this out.

We've had a session on one of those applied skills in Microsoft Fabric Cafe #FabricCoffee sessions. It can be watched here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isduFOOn_SE&t=2979s 

Regards,
Mehrdad Abdollahi

[mabdollahi]

Hi @VinayPabbu ,

Sounds like you’ve already got a solid foundation! To take things further and get closer to real-world experience, I’d focus on a few key areas:

• Data integration & ETL: Practice pulling in data from different sources and transforming it using pipelines.

• Power BI: Go deeper with DAX and try building more advanced, interactive reports. Also look into performance tuning.

• Delta Lake: Get familiar with features like time travel and schema evolution—they’re super useful in real projects.

• Real-time data: Try streaming data scenarios and real-time analytics setups.

• Data governance & security: Learn how to handle access control, auditing, and compliance—really important in real environments.

• Performance: Look into how to make your pipelines and queries run more efficiently.

For hands-on practice, build small projects that mimic real use cases—like ingesting and cleaning data, then visualizing it in Power BI. Microsoft Learn is great for structured paths, and community groups or blogs can give you more real-world insights.
Regards,

Mehrdad Abdollahi