In Chapter 1, we gave you an overview of what Microsoft Fabric is. In this chapter, we give you a step-by-step guide on how to get started with Fabric and the Fabric portal. If you’ve had initial experiences with Fabric, feel free to skip this chapter. Otherwise, while we may be skipping a few details in this chapter to provide you with a big picture (don’t worry if you feel like you’re missing some pieces here and there), these first steps will hopefully be helpful when it comes to handling and navigating the Fabric features coming up in Part II.
Creating an Azure Account
The very first requirement to get started with Fabric is to set up a Microsoft Azure account. If you already have an account, you can use that. Otherwise, navigate to the Microsoft Azure Portal, where you will be greeted by a login form that provides the option to create a new account.
Enabling Fabric
To get started with Microsoft Fabric, navigate to Power BI or Microsoft Fabric, where you will again be greeted by a sign-in screen (see Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1. Fabric portal login screen
Note
The sign-in screen asking for your email may look slightly different depending on whether you already have an Azure account as well as other factors.
Log in with your Azure account, and the system will take you to the home page of either Power BI or Fabric, depending on ...
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