Publicação
Migração de uma Infraestrutura Cloud: De Azure para Microsoft Fabric
| Resumo: | This dissertation addresses a project for the company Business to Future (B2F), specialized in Business Intelligence (BI) solutions and also in Custom Development solutions (or software development). One of B2F’s clients is EDULOG, a think tank belonging to the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation, dedicated to Education, which proposed a new challenge that would be the migration of its Microsoft Azure (Azure) database to Microsoft Fabric (Fabric). EDULOG manages large volumes of statistical data on public web platforms related to Education and Employment in Portugal and globally. This study serves to investigate the technical and operational challenges associated with the migration of EDULOG’s cloud infrastructure from Azure to Fabric, with the objective of using the innovative functionalities of Fabric, ensuring a low-impact transition. Fabric is a platform for data analysis and workload management, in which it offers significant advantages, such as resource optimization, scalability, enhanced security, and centralized administration. The transition from an extensive and complex Azure infrastructure to Microsoft Fabric involves several processes, such as the reconfiguration of services, the maintenance of operational continuity, the transfer of large volumes of data, and the incorporation of new functionalities in work processes, without causing interruptions. The study contains a comprehensive analysis of the existing Azure infrastructure at EDULOG, documenting its architecture, services, data flow logic, and operational processes. It also compares the capabilities and advantages of Microsoft Fabric, especially in workload management and use cases similar to those of EDULOG. Based on this analysis, a detailed migration methodology was developed to deal with fundamental issues, such as minimizing downtime, ensuring compatibility, strengthening security, and improving operational processes. It also compares the capabilities and advantages of Microsoft Fabric, especially in workload management and use cases similar to those of EDULOG. Based on this analysis, a detailed migration methodology was developed to work with fundamental issues, such as minimizing downtime, ensuring compatibility, strengthening security, and improving operational processes. The thesis evaluates performance after migration, cost efficiencies, and the overall effectiveness of the system to measure the success of the migration. In addition, it offers practical recommendations for optimizing the new Fabric environment. This work was developed through a practical case study on cloud migration and a strategic description for organizations facing similar challenges, showing how they can balance technical innovation with operational continuity. By providing a detailed migration framework and in-depth information on best practices, the study seeks to ensure a smooth transition for EDULOG, improving its data management and analysis capacity in a rapidly evolving technological environment. |
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| Autores principais: | CONCEIÇÃO, ANDRÉ FILIPE VALÉRIO |
| Assunto: | Cloud Migration Microsoft Azure Microsoft Fabric Data Integration Infrastructure Optimization |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
| Resumo: | This dissertation addresses a project for the company Business to Future (B2F), specialized in Business Intelligence (BI) solutions and also in Custom Development solutions (or software development). One of B2F’s clients is EDULOG, a think tank belonging to the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation, dedicated to Education, which proposed a new challenge that would be the migration of its Microsoft Azure (Azure) database to Microsoft Fabric (Fabric). EDULOG manages large volumes of statistical data on public web platforms related to Education and Employment in Portugal and globally. This study serves to investigate the technical and operational challenges associated with the migration of EDULOG’s cloud infrastructure from Azure to Fabric, with the objective of using the innovative functionalities of Fabric, ensuring a low-impact transition. Fabric is a platform for data analysis and workload management, in which it offers significant advantages, such as resource optimization, scalability, enhanced security, and centralized administration. The transition from an extensive and complex Azure infrastructure to Microsoft Fabric involves several processes, such as the reconfiguration of services, the maintenance of operational continuity, the transfer of large volumes of data, and the incorporation of new functionalities in work processes, without causing interruptions. The study contains a comprehensive analysis of the existing Azure infrastructure at EDULOG, documenting its architecture, services, data flow logic, and operational processes. It also compares the capabilities and advantages of Microsoft Fabric, especially in workload management and use cases similar to those of EDULOG. Based on this analysis, a detailed migration methodology was developed to deal with fundamental issues, such as minimizing downtime, ensuring compatibility, strengthening security, and improving operational processes. It also compares the capabilities and advantages of Microsoft Fabric, especially in workload management and use cases similar to those of EDULOG. Based on this analysis, a detailed migration methodology was developed to work with fundamental issues, such as minimizing downtime, ensuring compatibility, strengthening security, and improving operational processes. The thesis evaluates performance after migration, cost efficiencies, and the overall effectiveness of the system to measure the success of the migration. In addition, it offers practical recommendations for optimizing the new Fabric environment. This work was developed through a practical case study on cloud migration and a strategic description for organizations facing similar challenges, showing how they can balance technical innovation with operational continuity. By providing a detailed migration framework and in-depth information on best practices, the study seeks to ensure a smooth transition for EDULOG, improving its data management and analysis capacity in a rapidly evolving technological environment. |
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