Building Medallion Architectures

Chapter 4. Building a Medallion Foundation with Microsoft Fabric

In Part I, we explored various design aspects of the Medallion architecture layered approach—Bronze, Silver, and Gold. Each layer plays a critical role, transforming data from its raw state in the Bronze layer to a refined, consumption-ready format in the Gold layer. In that part, we also emphasized the importance of robust data models and the need to gather precise business requirements, highlighting the strong interconnection between these elements.

We’ll continue to explore these topics, but at the same time shift our focus toward practically applying what we’ve learned through a hands-on, end-to-end implementation tutorial. A fictional company embarking on a new data adventure will serve as our practical example. This scenario will guide you in building your own Medallion architecture step by step, involving active engagement with code snippets and configuration items.

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Even if you don’t plan to implement the tutorial, you’ll find value in reading Part II from the explorations of considerations, best practices, and patterns woven throughout the text.

And why will we primarily use vendor-agnostic and portable solutions? There is currently a shortage of practical, public domain examples on implementing end-to-end Medallion architectures. Many materials are either too theoretical, too high-level, or too focused on one single aspect, making it difficult for practitioners to apply these concepts in real-world ...