Data Pilot
IMPLEMENTATION · MICROSOFT FABRIC · FRONTIER FUNDED
One use case in. A live Fabric solution out.
Four weeks with ArchitectNow engineers to build and deploy a working data solution on Microsoft Fabric, in your environment, on your data. We discover, design, build, test, and deploy a pilot that proves real data value in production, then deliver an action plan for moving the solution into production.
4 weeks
Fixed scope, built in your environment
$25K
Fixed fee · Microsoft Frontier Funding eligible
6
Steps, Discover to Deploy
1
Working data solution, live on Microsoft Fabric
Pick your pilot
EXAMPLE FABRIC PILOTS · FEDERATION, REAL-TIME INTELLIGENCE, IQ, TWINS, AGENTS, APPS & MORE
·Federate Data into Fabric (No ETL): mirroring, shortcuts & OneLake
·Real-Time Intelligence: streaming data, live dashboards & alerts
·Fabric IQ Ontology: shared business concepts & semantics
·Fabric Digital Twin: a live twin of operations, grounded in your data
·Fabric Data Agents: natural-language answers over governed data
·Fabric Operation Agents: agents that watch, decide & act on signals
·Fabric Knowledge Integration: ground Microsoft agents in Fabric data
·End-to-End Fabric Apps: data-backed apps built & served from Fabric
·Direct Lake BI Modernization: Power BI at lakehouse speed
·Data Governance & Quality: Purview policies, lineage & trusted data
These are examples to start the conversation; the best pilot is the one your business already needs. Bring your own.
What you get
Four outcomes, delivered in your environment.
01Design Specification
Target Fabric architecture, data flows & success criteria for the pilot.
02Foundation Implementation
Your Fabric foundation stood up: workspaces, security, pipelines & governance.
03Pilot Solution Build / Test
The working data solution, built on your data and verified against success criteria.
04Production Planning
An action plan for moving the pilot solution into production.
How it works
Six steps. Discover to Deploy in four weeks.
01 · WEEK 1 · DISCOVER
Discover
Align on the pilot, success criteria, data sources & stakeholders. Confirm environment access, licensing and data readiness.
02 · WEEK 1 · DESIGN
Design
Produce the design specification (Fabric architecture, data model & integration points) and agree it with your team.
03 · WEEK 2 · FOUNDATION
Foundation
Stand up the Fabric foundation: workspaces, security, ingestion & governance, ready for the build.
04 · WEEKS 2 TO 3 · BUILD
Build
Build the pilot data solution on your data with ArchitectNow engineers, reviewed with your team as it takes shape.
05 · WEEKS 3 TO 4 · TEST
Test
Validate outputs against the success criteria; tune pipelines, models & semantics until the results hold.
06 · WEEK 4 · DEPLOY
Deploy
Deploy the pilot, then deliver an action plan for production (hardening, operations & handover) plus the roadmap to scale beyond the pilot.
Why ArchitectNow
●4 Solutions Partner Designations
Data and AI · Digital and App Innovation · Infrastructure Azure · Support Services.
●AI Apps on Azure Specialization
Held by less than 4% of partners. Production AI on Azure, verified by Microsoft.
●Azure AI MVPs on Staff
Engagements led by Microsoft-recognized practitioners. 15+ years on the stack.
●Microsoft Frontier Funding (qualified accounts)
Five times the funding is available now, so there has never been a better time to start. Subject to Microsoft eligibility.