User Adoption of Fabric - Pool of candidates for Data Engr Jobs having production Fabric Experience

[GeorgeVandyke]

Hi Fabric Community,

I'm a Power BI die-hard and our company implemented a MS Fabric capacity in August 2024. We didn't have our own in-house data warehousing (we use external companies to provide that service) and planned to use Fabric to fill the gaps and eventually bring our data warehousing in house.  I posted a job for a Data Engr with requirements for some Fabric production experience. I received a boat load of responses to the job posting, but basically zero with actual production experience using Fabric. This is making me wonder about corporate adoption of Fabric. Have others had similar experiences trying to hire candidates with Production experience using Fabric? I understand the Fabric has been in GA only ~ 1 yr, but thought I would get some candidates with practical expereince based on all the hoopla about Fabric adoption I'm hearing at MS conferences. 

Thanks for sharing insights, experiences.

GV

[lbendlin · Accepted solution]

It will take quite a while more - basically until all the premium contracts expire - before any enterprise level companies will - grudgingly - build up Fabric expertise.  It's not so much an expertise problem as it is a fiscal uncertainty.

[v-pnaroju-msft]

Hi GeorgeVandyke,

We are following up to see if your query has been resolved. Should you have identified a solution, we kindly request you to share it with the community to assist others facing similar issues.

If our response was helpful, please mark it as the accepted solution and provide kudos, as this helps the broader community.

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[v-pnaroju-msft]

Hi GeorgeVandyke,

We wanted to check in regarding your query, as we have not heard back from you. If you have resolved the issue, sharing the solution with the community would be greatly appreciated and could help others encountering similar challenges.

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[v-pnaroju-msft]

Hi GeorgeVandyke,

We have not received a response from you regarding the query and were following up to check if you have found a resolution. If you have identified a solution, we kindly request you to share it with the community, as it may be helpful to others facing a similar issue.

If you find the response helpful, please mark it as the accepted solution and provide kudos, as this will help other members with similar queries.

Thank you.

[v-pnaroju-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @GeorgeVandyke,

We sincerely appreciate your inquiry through the Microsoft Fabric Community Forum.

As Microsoft Fabric is a relatively new technology, it is understandable that the availability of professionals with extensive hands-on production experience remains limited at this stage.

To address this challenge, we recommend broadening the search criteria to include data engineers with expertise in Azure Synapse, Power BI, or general data engineering skills. These professionals possess transferable capabilities and can adapt to Microsoft Fabric efficiently.

While the transition to Microsoft Fabric may appear challenging at present, its unified analytics capabilities and cost-efficiency offer substantial advantages in the long term, making it a worthwhile investment for organisations.

If you find this response helpful, kindly mark it as the accepted solution and provide kudos, as this will assist other community members who may have similar queries.

Thank you.

[lbendlin · Accepted solution]

It will take quite a while more - basically until all the premium contracts expire - before any enterprise level companies will - grudgingly - build up Fabric expertise.  It's not so much an expertise problem as it is a fiscal uncertainty.