# FabricForge — Complete Product Information

> Enterprise workspace governance for Microsoft Fabric. Built by Datachain Consulting Pty Ltd.

## Overview

FabricForge is a native Microsoft Fabric workload built using the Fabric Extensibility Toolkit (GA March 2026). It gives data platform teams templates, compliance evidence, and operational controls to govern Fabric workspaces at enterprise scale. The entire product runs within your existing Fabric tenant — zero external data plane, zero external infrastructure.

## Publisher

- Company: Datachain Consulting Pty Ltd
- ABN: 31 639 915 781
- Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Contact: michael@datachainconsulting.com
- Website: https://datachainconsulting.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datachainlearning

## Architecture

FabricForge is 100% native to Microsoft Fabric:
- All compute runs on your Fabric capacity
- All state lives in Fabric SQL Database
- API layer uses Fabric API for GraphQL
- Git integration with Azure DevOps for template source control
- No external Azure backend required (only Fabric capacity)

## Three Native Workload Items

### 1. FabricForge Setup
The control plane installer. Platform teams configure:
- Capacity tiers and allocation rules
- Environment rings (dev, test, staging, production)
- Azure DevOps project connections
- Governance policies and approval workflows
- All self-service — no consulting engagement required

### 2. Template Factory
Governed workspace template catalog:
- Publish curated workspace blueprints
- Define topology (items, connections, Git mappings)
- Set capacity requirements and environment compatibility
- Engineers self-service from pre-approved templates
- Every provisioned workspace is compliant from day one
- No tickets, no waiting, no manual setup

### 3. Request Hub
Native approval and audit engine:
- Workspace request submission and routing
- Multi-level approval workflows
- Automatic provisioning on approval
- Complete audit trail with immutable evidence
- Promotion workflows across environment rings
- Replaces expensive consulting processes

## Core Capabilities

1. **Governed Workspace Provisioning**: Deploy workspaces from vetted templates with full compliance from day one.
2. **Continuous Drift Detection**: Monitor workspaces against approved baselines and surface non-compliant changes.
3. **Immutable Audit Trail**: Every action logged in Fabric SQL Database for compliance evidence.
4. **Multi-Environment Promotion**: Promote workspaces through dev → test → staging → production rings.
5. **Azure DevOps Integration**: Automatic repository forking and branch mapping for Git-backed governance.
6. **Capacity Management**: Governance health dashboard with capacity utilization and tier management.
7. **Self-Service Model**: Platform teams operate independently without external consultants.

## Value Proposition

- **Self-service**: Your team manages everything — no consultants needed
- **Cost reduction**: Enterprise capabilities at a fraction of consulting fees
- **Time savings**: Minutes to deploy vs. months of manual setup
- **Compliance**: Built-in governance, audit trails, and drift detection
- **Native**: Runs entirely inside Microsoft Fabric — no data leaves your tenant
- **Owned**: Your team owns and operates the solution from day one

## Technical Requirements

- Microsoft Fabric capacity (F-SKU or P-SKU)
- Azure DevOps project (for template source control)
- Modern web browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox)
- No additional Azure infrastructure required

## Getting Started

1. Install FabricForge from the Microsoft Fabric Workloads hub
2. Run FabricForge Setup to configure your environment model
3. Publish workspace templates via Template Factory
4. Engineers self-service provision via Request Hub
5. Monitor drift and governance health in the operations dashboard

## FAQ

**Q: Does FabricForge require external infrastructure?**
A: No. FabricForge is 100% native to Microsoft Fabric. All compute runs on your Fabric capacity and all state lives in your own Fabric SQL Database.

**Q: What Fabric SKUs are supported?**
A: Any Microsoft Fabric capacity (F-SKU or P-SKU) works with FabricForge.

**Q: How long does initial setup take?**
A: Approximately 30 minutes for a complete environment model configuration.

**Q: Is FabricForge available in all regions?**
A: FabricForge works wherever Microsoft Fabric is available.

**Q: How does pricing work?**
A: Contact michael@datachainconsulting.com for pricing information.

## Links

- Home: https://getfabricforge.com/
- Documentation: https://getfabricforge.com/docs
- Publisher: https://datachainconsulting.com
- Contact: michael@datachainconsulting.com