Project 1: A Logistics Group Goes from Spreadsheets to FabricDecision 1: The Silver Layer Should Be a Warehouse, Not a LakehouseDecision 2: Keep the Bronze Layer in a Lakehouse; Just Put It Next to the WarehouseDecision 3: Workspaces Organized by DomainDecision 4: The Three-Capacity ModelDecision 5: Semantic Model Strategy—Who Builds, Who Certifies, Who ConsumesWhat We’d Do Differently If We Started OverProject 2: A Sports Organization That Loves DataWhat Is SL Benfica, and Why This Case Study?Choosing Fabric and the Operating ModelIngestion: Standardize the Outcome, Not Every ConnectorReal-Time Intelligence for Operations, Commercial Moments, and SportGold Autonomy and Governed DistributionCapacity, Security, and Delivery at Enterprise ScaleOutcomes, Lessons, and What Comes NextSynthesis: A Way of Arriving at the Right ShapeQuestion 1: Who Owns the Platform After We Leave?Question 2: Where Does the Data Live Today, and Exactly How Do We Read It?Question 3: What’s the Freshness Requirement, Honestly?Question 4: What’s the Blast Radius of a Bad Change?Question 5: What’s the Constraint That’s Not on the Slide?What Gets Decided First, What Stays ReversibleA Closing ThoughtSummary