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View all on Fabric Blog →From insight to action: Bringing Fabric Activator into Ontology with Rules
With the introduction of Rules in Ontology, Fabric IQ takes a step forward in connecting business operations to real-time action by integrating Fabric Activator directly into Ontology. Fabric IQ brings context to your data. Activator in Fabric IQ operationalizes your ontology. What are Ontology…
Deploy SQL databases in Fabric from VS Code: No more context switching
Making schema changes in your SQL databases often means working across a few different steps. You write code in VS Code, then move over to the Fabric portal to find your workspace, locate your database, and deploy your changes. Sometimes that means exporting a script and running it manually.…
Operationalizing Agentic Applications with Microsoft Fabric
Agentic apps are moving quickly from prototypes to real workloads. But once you go beyond a proof of concept (POC), the hard part isn’t getting an agent to respond; it’s knowing what the agent did, whether it was safe and correct, and how it’s impacting the business. Let’s explore what it takes to…
ExtractLabel: Schema-driven unstructured data extraction with Fabric AI Functions
Most enterprise data lives in free text – tickets, contracts, feedback, clinical notes, and more. It holds critical information but doesn't fit into the structured tables that pipelines expect. Traditionally, extracting structure meant rule-based parsers that break with every format to…
Powering secure private network streaming to Fabric with Eventstream connectors (Preview)
Data is a critical asset for organizations, providing the insights needed to inform and accelerate business decisions. In today’s fast-paced environment, access to real-time data is increasingly essential. The data is generated across many areas of the business, including IoT device telemetry,…
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Top sessions you won’t want to miss at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2026
The Microsoft Fabric Community Conference (FabCon) is returning stateside in just a few weeks, taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, March 16 - 20, and it’s shaping up to be our biggest event yet. The post Top sessions you won’t want to miss at the Microsoft Fabric Community…
FabCon and SQLCon: From workshops and keynotes to demos and deep dives
FabCon and SQLCon will be one of the year’s largest gatherings of data professionals from around the world, bringing together tech enthusiasts, innovators, and industry leaders to explore the future of data, SQL, analytics, business intelligence, and AI integration. The post FabCon and SQLCon: From…
Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence: A Leader in the 2025 Forrester Streaming Data Wave
Microsoft has been recognized as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Streaming Data Platforms, Q4 2025, which we view as a strong validation of our strategy and execution. The post Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence: A Leader in the 2025 Forrester Streaming Data Wave appeared first on Microsoft…
Fabric February 2026 Feature Summary
Welcome to the February 2026 Microsoft Fabric update! This month brings a wide range of enhancements across the Fabric platform from improvements to the OneLake Catalog and developer experiences, to meaningful updates in Data Engineering, Data Factory, Real Time Intelligence, and more. Whether you…
Organizational themes for Power BI reports
Planned General availability Date: 2026-11-16 Organizational themes (preview) allow Power BI administrators to centrally manage and distribute custom report themes across the organization. Maintaining a consistent visual identity across Power BI reports is now simpler and more scalable, thanks to…
Gantt chart visual
Planned Public preview Date: 2026-09-15 A new core visual in Power BI -- the gantt chart, visualizing all your product tasks in a Power BI report.
List slicer with dropdown mode
Planned General availability Date: 2026-08-17 List slicer with drop down mode and advanced search options.
Conditional formatting for lines and series/labels in Power BI visuals
Planned General availability Date: 2026-07-15 Conditional formatting to be available for series in Power BI visuals. This includes lines, markers, and legends.
Input slicer numeric support
Planned General availability Date: 2026-06-15 Input slicer to allow numeric data colors for filtering and forced numeric entry.
Shape map visual in Power BI reports
Planned General availability Date: 2026-06-15 Built-in shape map support coming with topojson, geojson, and URL support
Tooltip options for Power BI visuals
Planned General availability Date: 2026-05-15 Control which tooltips show and how the tooltips display on your visual
Set as landing page in Power BI reports
Planned General availability Date: 2026-05-15 Always make sure your report viewers land on the right page
Visual calculations GA
Planned General availability Date: 2026-05-15 A visual calculation is a DAX calculation that's defined and executed directly on a visual. Visual calculations make it easier to create calculations previously hard to create, right in the visual.
Business events
Planned Public preview Date: 2026-03-16 A business event is an event that is immediately actionable and typically triggers a specific handler or response. These events are discreet, meaning they report a point-in-time occurrence such as a package being shipped or an order being received. Business…