From MySQL to Fabric using Google Cloud Storage
Configure your LakeXpress data pipeline with the selected components
LakeXpress Orchestrator
- Manages end-to-end pipelines
- Orchestrates FastBCP extracts with retries & logging
- Handles incremental sync and schema-aware metadata

./LakeXpress config create \
-a data/ds_credentials.json \
--log_db_auth_id log_db_ms \
--source_db_auth_id datasource_mysql_01 \
--source_db_name sales \
--source_schema_name "sales,dim" \
--fastbcp_dir_path ./FastBCP_linux-x64/latest/ \
--fastbcp_p 2 \
--n_jobs 4 \
--target_storage_id gcs_lake_prd \
--generate_metadata \
--sub_path /ingest/bronze \
--incremental_table "sales.orders:o_orderdate:date" \
--incremental_table "sales.lineitem:l_shipdate:date" \
--publish_method internal \
--publish_target fabric_tgt
# First sync - full load
./LakeXpress sync
# Subsequent syncs - incremental updates (much faster!)
./LakeXpress syncSource - MySQL
MySQL is the world's most popular open-source database management system. LakeXpress uses FastBCP with the native MySQL driver to ensure fast and reliable extractions.
Features:
- •Native MySQL driver for optimal performance
- •Transaction support
- •Compatible with all modern MySQL versions
- •Efficient parallel extraction
Format - Apache Parquet
Parquet is the industry-standard columnar file format for analytics. LakeXpress uses FastBCP to extract data from source databases and convert it to Parquet format, ensuring optimal compression, query performance, and compatibility with all modern data platforms.
Advantages:
- •Columnar format optimized for analytics
- •Efficient compression (typically 3-10x)
- •Schema evolution support
- •Predicate pushdown for fast queries
- •Universal compatibility with cloud platforms
- •Preserves data types and precision
Cloud Stage - Google Cloud Storage
Google Cloud Storage offers unified object storage for developers and enterprises. LakeXpress stages Parquet files in GCS for seamless integration with Google Cloud data platforms.
Features:
- •Global edge caching
- •Multiple storage classes
- •Strong consistency
- •Integrated with BigQuery
- •Automatic encryption at rest
Destination - Microsoft Fabric
Microsoft Fabric is an all-in-one analytics solution. LakeXpress publishes data directly into Fabric lakehouses or warehouses with native OneLake integration.
Publishing method:
OneLake Delta Lake or SQL Analytics Endpoint
Features:
- •Native OneLake integration
- •Automatic Delta Lake conversion
- •Direct query from Power BI
- •Unified governance
- •Real-time analytics
