Informatica to Fabric

Overview: Sonata’s Informatica to Microsoft Fabric migration service enables organizations to transition from fragmented legacy data platforms to Microsoft Fabric – a unified analytics and AI platform. This service helps enterprises consolidate data engineering, analytics, BI, and AI workloads into a single, scalable, cloud-native environment. Designed for organizations looking to modernize their data estate, this offering combines Sonata’s proprietary automation tools with deep Microsoft expertise to deliver faster, low-risk migrations. It ensures reduced costs, improved governance, and an AI-ready foundation for future innovation.

Challenges: Organizations using Informatica and similar tools often face:

• Disconnected tools leading to fragmented data workflows
• High licensing and operational costs across multiple platforms
• Lack of centralized governance causing inconsistent reporting
• Slow time-to-insight due to tool handoffs and data silos
• Limited readiness for AI and advanced analytics
• Complexity and risk associated with large-scale migrations

Key capabilities:

• Automated discovery and assessment of existing ETL workflows
• Tool-led migration using Sonata IntelliConvert IP
• End-to-end migration across data pipelines, models, and BI layers
• Consolidation into Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Power BI, Copilot)
• Built-in governance with lineage, security, and compliance
• Migration pattern design (automated + manual hybrid approach)
• End-to-end testing, validation, and performance tuning
• Enablement for real-time, high-performance analytics

How it works:

1. Zero-cost assessment Automated scan of Informatica environments to identify workflows, dependencies, and complexity.
2. Migration planning Detailed migration roadmap, cost estimates, and timeline with inventory and dependency mapping.
3. Target state design Define Microsoft Fabric architecture, migration patterns, and execution strategy.
4. Migration execution Accelerate migration using automation tools and expert-led development for complex components.
5. Testing and validation Ensure accuracy, performance, and completeness through end-to-end validation.
6. Optimization and go-live Fine-tune performance and complete cutover to Microsoft Fabric.

Business impact:

• ~40% reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO)
• 15–25% faster time-to-insight and action
• ~50% reduction in governance-related issues
• Elimination of data silos and tool fragmentation
• Improved data consistency and trust
• Faster migration timelines through automation
• Scalable, future-ready platform for AI and analytics
• Increased productivity across data and analytics teams

Who benefits:

1. Primary users: Data engineers, BI developers, data architects, analytics teams
2. Decision makers: CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Digital Transformation Leaders

Sales inquiry: Write to us: partnerupdates@sonata-software.com