DBSync launches first-mile replication for Microsoft Fabric

We’re excited to announce that DBSync now supports replication to Microsoft Fabric: Warehouse and SQL Database. With this update, organizations can move CRM, ERP, and SQL data directly into Fabric in a way that’s clean, consistent, and analytics-ready. This means Fabric customers can accelerate BI, AI, and real-time decision-making without relying on fragile, manual, or infrastructure-heavy data pipelines.

Why data engineers, BI teams, and architects still struggle with Fabric

Over the past year, Microsoft Fabric has become the centerpiece of enterprise data strategy. By unifying analytics, BI, and AI into one platform, Fabric’s promise is to simplify how organizations manage and use data. But as with any platform, Fabric is only as valuable as the data flowing into it, and for many teams, that’s where the real struggle begins.

• For a data engineer, it often feels like a constant battle against fragile pipelines. A single schema change in CRM or ERP can break an entire job, leaving them scrambling to patch it instead of focusing on strategic projects. Surveys show that over 60% of organizations face monthly pipeline failures due to schema drift, and many say fixes take longer than a full business day.
  
• For a BI developer, the bigger challenge is access and trust. Reports get delayed because the data they need is spread across disconnected systems, and when it finally arrives it often doesn’t match across departments. It’s common to get “five different answers” to the same revenue question because sales, finance, and marketing all pull from different sources. That erodes confidence in dashboards and slows down decision-making.
  
• For an architect, the issue is complexity and control. They’re tasked with managing a patchwork of tools, each with its own governance rules, licensing model, and integration headaches. This can create unnecessary cost, compliance risks, and operational overhead, making it nearly impossible to enforce consistency or plan budgets with confidence.

These aren’t just edge cases, but daily challenges of the very people Microsoft Fabric is meant to empower. And without a reliable way to move operational data into Fabric cleanly and consistently, the promise of a unified platform can quickly slip out of reach.

At its core, this is the problem DBSync’s first-mile replication solves for Fabric: getting operational data in clean, consistent, and ready to use.

How DBSync solves it

At DBSync, we believe that the hardest part of analytics isn’t the dashboard or the AI model, it’s the first mile of data movement. That’s why our approach to Microsoft Fabric is replication-first.

Instead of pushing data into raw object storage that requires staging and transformation, DBSync replicates directly into Fabric Warehouse and Fabric SQL Database. These destinations are query-ready, structured, and optimized for analytics from day one, meaning data engineers don’t have to patch pipelines, BI developers don’t have to wait for clean datasets, and architects don’t have to spin up extra infrastructure just to make data usable.

DBSync ensure enterprise-ready replication with:

• Transactional integrity so CRM and ERP records arrive in Fabric with relationships intact.
• Schema awareness to handle schema drift without breaking pipelines.
• Low-latency replication that keeps Fabric dashboards, reports, and models fed with near real-time data.

Together, this creates a trusted foundation inside Fabric that teams can build on with confidence. But the best way to understand the impact is to look at the real-world scenarios our customers face every day.

Where DBSync’s first-mile replication to Fabric makes the biggest impact

Centralized analytics and BI without spreadsheets

For many enterprises, reporting still means juggling data silos: CRMs, marketing tools, ERPs, and on-prem databases, etc. Analysts end up manually stitching them together which can be time-consuming, error-prone and produces conflicting, outdated reports business leaders can’t fully trust.

With DBSync replicating these sources directly into Microsoft Fabric, teams gain a single governed foundation for analytics. Fabric’s Shortcuts let BI developers quickly build unified Power BI models, delivering near real-time dashboards that everyone can rely on, no more spreadsheet firefights, just consistent, trusted insights.

Powering AI and machine learning

Data scientists spend 60% of their time cleaning and organizing data rather than modeling. CRMs, SQL databases, and clickstreams all hold pieces of the puzzle, but none align by default.

DBSync changes this by replicating operational data directly into Fabric’s medallion layers (Bronze → Silver → Gold), and delivering clean, consistent datasets ready for AI and ML. Data scientists can focus on modeling and insights, while data engineers spend less time patching pipelines and more time enabling innovation.

Modernizing legacy analytics safely

Migrating a legacy warehouse all at once is always risky. According to this Oracle report, over 80% of data migrations fail or run over budget and schedule .

DBSync de-risks this with a phased approach: bulk-loading historical data into Fabric Warehouse, then using CDC to sync new changes in real time. Architects can keep old and new systems running in parallel, ensuring continuity while cutting costs and complexity.

Operational database offloading

Production databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL are built for transactional speed, but when analytics or complex queries run on them, performance often suffers. Dashboards running on MySQL or Postgres often experience timeouts and slow query responses, frustrating analysts and end users.

DBSync replicates operational data into Fabric SQL Database, isolating the analytical workloads from production traffic. This ensures operational systems remain responsive, while analytics stay fresh, enabling teams to deliver BI without sacrificing user or customer experience.

Bringing it all together

Microsoft Fabric is reshaping how enterprises think about analytics, BI, and AI, but its promise depends on solving the first-mile of data movement. That’s where DBSync makes the difference.

DBSync’s replication-first platform for Fabric is purpose-built to move CRM, ERP, and SQL data into Fabric Warehouse and SQL Database in a way that’s clean, consistent, and analytics-ready from day one. By handling schema drift, preserving transactional integrity, and delivering near real-time freshness, DBSync gives teams the solid foundation they need to:

• Modernize BI without fragile spreadsheets.
• Power AI and machine learning with trusted data.
• Migrate legacy warehouses safely.
• Offload operational databases without slowing down the business.

For organizations adopting Fabric, that foundation can be the difference between stalled initiatives and real, measurable outcomes. DBSync is built to help you get there faster, with less complexity. Explore how DBSync can help you move data into Fabric: Book a demo today.