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Ozessa

We build and manage reliable data systems inside your Microsoft Fabric workspace. You own everything.

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Ozessa is a trading name of OZESSA LTD.
Company No. 17120532 (England & Wales)

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167-169 Great Portland Street
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Strategic Overview
Fabric vs Databricks: The 2026 Showdown
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Fabric vs Databricks: The 2026 Showdown

Performance vs Simplicity in the Lakehouse era.

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FABRICENGINE
ERP
CRM
API
SQL
IoT
XLS
DeploymentInside your Microsoft tenant
Data Ownership100% yours
Lock-inNone - you keep everything
Built on Microsoft FabricEnterprise-grade architecture
Operational Depth
TL;DR / Executive Summary

Databricks: Superior for deep AI/ML research but higher "Platform Tax".

Fabric: Superior for BI integration and SaaS simplicity.

The choice depends on your team's "Engineering Maturity".

Read Time
20 MIN READ
Authority
Strategic Overview
Tier
Technical Evaluation
KEY FACTS
FACT_01

Fabric reduces "Time to Dashboard" by 50% for M365-heavy teams.

FACT_02

Databricks remains the leader in raw Spark performance for Petabytes.

FACT_03

Ozessa implements comprehensive estates on BOTH platforms.

Definition

What is Platform Tax?

The hidden operational cost of managing the underlying infrastructure, security, and integration layers of a data platform.
Problem analysis
A. Symptom

Visible Signal

Spending more time managing "Clusters" than building "Insights".

B. Business Impact

Consequence

High technical overhead and slow strategic velocity.

C. Hidden Failure

Architecture Flaw

Choosing a platform that exceeds the team's maturity level.

Root cause

Databricks is a Formula 1 car; Fabric is a high-performance SUV. For most SMEs, the SUV is the better choice-it's faster to get started, easier to drive, and still reaches the destination.

Our solution

The Reliability Engine Response

Our architecture mandates a reliability-first approach, injecting comprehensive markers and circuit breakers into the core transformation logic.

1

Pragmatic Platform Evaluation for your specific needs.

2

Managed Implementation on either Fabric or Databricks.

3

Independent Logic Layer that remains portable between platforms.

Business impact
50% Faster Deployment
Time Recovered
$40,000/yr (Admin)
Cost Mitigation
Platform Mismatch
Risk Exposure
Consistent
Metric Accuracy
Technical Analysis

Ozessa helps you choose the right engine for your business. We provide the comprehensive implementation that ensures ROI and removes the Platform Tax, ensuring your Independent Logic Layer remains portable.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • ●Fabric for Simplicity; Databricks for Research.
  • ●Ownership is more important than the platform choice.
KEY DATA POINTS
TTO Improvement: 50%
Strategy: Maturity-Based Choice
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  • Executive Summary
  • Key Facts
  • Definition
  • Problem analysis
  • Root Cause
  • Our Solution
  • Business Impact
  • Technical Analysis
  • Key Takeaways
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The ROI of a Independent Data Estate

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Moving from Manual Data Work (Manual Work) to Data Dividends

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Data ownership100% yours
Lock-inNone - you keep everything
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