Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

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Fabric workloads are now generally available!

Microsoft Fabric is now generally available! Fabric brings together the best of Microsoft Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory into a single software as a service (SAAS) platform. Fabric provides multiple workloads purpose-built for specific personas and specific tasks. Keep reading to learn about all of Fabric’s workloads! Synapse Data Warehouse We …

Fabric Changing the game: Validate dependencies with Semantic Link – Data Quality

As we embark on our quest to unravel the mysteries of the data within Fabric, a world of possibilities awaits. Let’s continue our journey in understanding and exploring the data. In this installment, our attention is directed to how to explore the functional dependencies -relationships between columns in a table. With a specific focus on …

Announcing improvements to CSV data ingestion in Synapse Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

CSV files are widely used for data exchange and data ingestion into data warehouses, but they often pose challenges on performance. In accordance to a study from Microsoft Research, up to 90% of the total time spent in data ingestion occurs in parsing non-binary data such as JSON when using conventional file parsers. This is …

Get Data in Real-Time Analytics: A New and Improved Experience

We’re thrilled to unveil a brand new Get Data experience that simplifies the data ingestion process in your KQL database! With simplicity and efficiency in mind, this update streamlines the way you bring data into your KQL database. Whether you’re a seasoned data professional or just starting your data exploration journey, this new user experience …

Announcing: Fabric Warehouse support for sp_rename

We are excited to announce that the Data Warehouse now supports sp_rename. With sp_rename, you can rename user objects like Tables, Stored Procedures, Functions etc. Here is an example of how to use sp_rename that fixes a spelling mistake for city: When you use these features, change the schema an object belongs to or drop …