8. Databricks for Beginners (Workspace, Cluster, Notebook)
8.3 Fabric Preview and Close
Why. Microsoft shops ask about Fabric next to Databricks.
What. Microsoft Fabric is Microsoft’s analytics platform that includes lakehouse and pipeline experiences tied to the Power BI / Azure world. Outline chapters 9–10 go deeper; here only the map: Fabric = another place pipelines + lakehouse + BI meet.
How. If your company is Microsoft-heavy, learn Fabric after these Spark basics. If Spark-first, deepen Databricks jobs next.