
Microsoft Fabric: Should Databricks be Worried?
While attacking the same workloads as Databricks, Fabric is an extension of the current Microsoft data suite with a simpler but more opaque pricing model.
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While attacking the same workloads as Databricks, Fabric is an extension of the current Microsoft data suite with a simpler but more opaque pricing model.

With the right strategy it's possible to use NVME SSDs attached to EC2 instances to save money and improve performance.

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