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View all on Fabric Blog →Introducing capacity overage: Flexibility when you need it most (Preview)
If you haven’t already, check out Arun Ulag’s hero blog “FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single, complete platform” for a complete look at all of our FabCon and SQLCon announcements across both Fabric and our database offerings. Capacity overage, is a new opt‑in…
Microsoft JDBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Generally Available)
The enterprise-grade JDBC driver enables secure, flexible, and performant connectivity to Spark SQL workloads running in Microsoft Fabric, using Fabric’s Livy APIs as the execution layer.
On-premises data gateway March 2026 release
Here is the March 2026 release of the on-premises data gateway (version 3000.310).
Mastering monitoring in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse
Modern analytics workloads demand more than fast queries — they demand observability.
On-premises data gateway February 2026 release
Here is the February 2026 release of the on-premises data gateway (version 3000.306).
Upgrade your Synapse pipelines to Microsoft Fabric with confidence (Preview)
To modernize workloads on Microsoft Fabric, bringing Synapse pipelines forward is a critical next step.
Fabric notebooks support Lakehouse auto-binding in Git (Preview)
Fabric notebooks now support lakehouse auto-binding when used with Git. It is designed to simplify multi-environment workflows and reduce the operational overhead of managing lakehouse references across development, test, and production workspaces.
Fabric Notebooks: Resources Folder Support in Git
Notebooks are rarely just a single file. Real-world notebook projects depend on supporting assets—such as reusable scripts, configuration files—that live alongside notebook code. While these files could be stored in a notebook’s built-in Resources folder, they were not included when committing…
Customer-managed keys (CMK) in Fabric SQL Database (Generally Available)
Customer-managed keys (CMK) in Fabric SQL Database is a major step forward in empowering organizations to take control of their data security and compliance.
Unlocking financial insights with Capital Markets DataHub workload—A partner-led innovation in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)
We are releasing the preview of a domain‑native data solution built as a workload in Fabric to power analytics and AI-enabled use-cases for capital markets and hedge fund customers in the finance industry. Financial institutions are moving fast to modernize their analytics stack and accelerate AI…
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Highlights from FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Where databases and Fabric come together
From technical sessions to hallway conversations, FabCon and SQLCon 2026 showcased the momentum behind the Fabric and SQL ecosystems. The post Highlights from FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Where databases and Fabric come together appeared first on Microsoft Fabric Blog.
FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
We're bring attendees together to share real experiences and solve challenges side-by-side. Only together can we move into meaningful results. The post FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform appeared first on Microsoft Fabric Blog.
Advancing agentic AI with Microsoft databases across a unified data estate
Built on a consistent Microsoft SQL foundation from on premises to the cloud, Azure SQL brings AI capabilities directly into your database experience. The post Advancing agentic AI with Microsoft databases across a unified data estate appeared first on Microsoft Fabric Blog.
Fabric April 2026 Feature Summary - Microsoft Fabric Community
Take part in our community contests and show off your skills. Whether you're a pro or a beginner, there's a contest for everyone.
Before You Put a Fabric AI Agent in Production, Steal This Checklist
Originally published at https://shai-kr.github.io/data-ninja-ai-lab/blog/2026-05-17-fabric-ai-agent-production-checklist.html. A Fabric AI Agent demo can become useful faster than most teams expect. Connect it to a semantic model. Ask a few business questions. Add context from Eventhouse, a…
Your Microsoft Fabric Bill Has a OneLake Problem
Originally published at https://shai-kr.github.io/data-ninja-ai-lab/blog/2026-05-13-microsoft-fabric-bill-onelake-problem.html. Most Fabric cost conversations start too late. The bill shows up. Someone opens the Capacity Metrics app. A few workspaces look suspicious. Then the team starts asking the…
Repository Intelligence: The Real Shift Behind Microsoft Fabric + Git
Originally published at https://shai-kr.github.io/data-ninja-ai-lab/blog/2026-05-10-repository-intelligence-fabric-git.html. Repository Intelligence turns the Fabric repository into a reasoning surface for AI-assisted analytics engineering. Most teams still treat Microsoft Fabric + Git integration…
Fabric Materialized Lake Views - Multi Workspace/Lakehouse execution support
Planned General availability Date: Q2 2026 Multi Lakehouse support in Lineage enables users to visualize and manage dependencies of Materialized Lake Views (MLVs) across multiple workspaces and lakehouses, providing a unified view that helps prevent data silos and improves transparency. It is…
Most Enterprises Build Fragile RAG Pipelines - Here is How to Architect Compound AI Systems
Most enterprises building AI applications on their data start with a naive Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline: chunking documents, embedding them into a vector database, and doing a semantic search. But when they try to deploy this to production for enterprise Business Intelligence (BI),…
Dataflows - Merge/Upsert Support for Output Destinations
Planned Public preview Date: Q3 2026 A commonly requested new capability for Output Destinations is the ability to merge, or upsert, data into previously loaded rows in the destination table. We aim to provide this support for Fabric Lakehouse destination.
SQL Audit Logs Improvments
Planned General availability Date: Q3 2026 This feature will introduce enhancements to SQL Audit Logs, including support for audit event filtering and query size enforcement.These capabilities help customers reduce audit noise and improve audit completeness by controlling which events are captured…
Scaled Configuration Canvas
Shipped Public preview Date: Q2 2026 The scaled canvas UX focuses on delivering a more consistent and scalable UX that supports advanced ontology configurations. Current workflows are fragmented and limit discoverability, making it harder for users to manage ontologies effectively. The scaled…
Connectors - Oracle Connector support without requiring a gateway
Shipped General availability Date: Q2 2026 Oracle connector supports cloud-based scenario by bundling the Oracle Data Provider NET driver and avoiding users having to use an On-premises data gateway for Cloud-only scenarios.
Pipelines - Support pipeline parameters in schedules
Planned General availability Date: Q3 2026 Pipelines in Fabric Data Factory emphasize general re-use patterns and metadata driven methodologies. Now with support for pipeline parameters in schedules you can create multiple schedules per pipeline with different parameter values enabling incredibly…