This session presents a practical framework to choose between Import, DirectQuery, Direct Lake, and composite patterns based on workload characteristics, latency goals, and governance constraints. Through a sequence of architecture and diagnostics demos, attendees will learn how modeling decisions impact DAX complexity, user experience, and capacity consumption. The session focuses on design trade-offs and gives pragmatic guidance to avoid overengineering while still meeting enterprise performance expectations.

Demo-driven. Preferred duration 60 minutes. Requires internet access for live Fabric examples. Can be delivered as 45 or 75 minutes. First public delivery possible.