Guides¶
These guides explain how to set up, explore, present, and operate the current demo. Choose a guide based on the task you need to complete; you do not need to read them in file-name order.
If Fabric terminology is new to you, keep the plain-language glossary open while you work.
Start or deploy the demo¶
| Guide | Best for | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started | First-time operators and entry-level developers | Prerequisites, profile choice, configuration, deployment, first data, and first validation. |
| Workspace and profile inventory | Operators comparing deployment sizes | Exact capabilities, item counts, machine-learning tiers, folders, and support boundaries for core, standard, and full-demo. |
| Deployment | Operators updating or recovering a workspace | Preflight, Terraform, publication order, generated evidence, safe reruns, exact-run recovery, and troubleshooting. |
Understand or present the demo¶
| Guide | Best for | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Use cases | Business users and solution owners | Retail questions the demo supports, current maturity, and optional ideas. |
| Deployed walkthrough | Business analysts and mixed audiences | A short workspace orientation and links to focused tours. |
| Data platform walkthrough | Data and analytics teams | Pipelines, notebooks, historical tables, and optional live events. |
| Analytics and AI walkthrough | Business and analytics teams | Ontology, Data Agents, machine-learning signals, and Power BI. |
| Presenter demo | Presenters running a 15-20 minute demo | A complete talk track with evidence and qualification guidance. |
| Presenter journeys | Presenters running a focused 5-7 minute story | Repeatable store operations, merchandising, and executive scenarios. |
Operate an existing workspace¶
| Guide | Best for | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Operations | Operators and support engineers | Readiness status, freshness, monitoring, recovery, reset, and capacity guidance. |
| Plain-language glossary | Any reader | Definitions for Fabric, data, reporting, deployment, streaming, and machine-learning terms used throughout the site. |
The guides explain what to do. Contributors who need exact schemas, interfaces, or acceptance criteria should continue to Design documentation.