Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Microsoft Fabric January 2025 update

We’ve got a lot of exciting updates this month. To name a few, NotebookUtils session management utilities, Enhancing COPY INTO operations with Granular Permissions in Data Warehouse, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Fabric REST APIs. Keep reading to hear about everything we have in store for you this month. Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 After … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric January 2025 update”

Private Preview of Migration assistant for Fabric Data Warehouse

Last year we announced a sneak peak of a migration assistant designed to accelerate the migration of SQL Server, Synapse dedicated SQL pools, and other warehouses to the Fabric Data Warehouse. This tool enables users to migrate the code and data from the source database, automatically converting the source schema and code to Fabric Data … Continue reading “Private Preview of Migration assistant for Fabric Data Warehouse”

SQL Endpoint Connection now available in Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse

Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse has expanded its SQL query federation capabilities by supporting query federation to more Tabular Data Stream (TDS) protocol endpoints, like Fabric data warehouses and SQL Analytical endpoints. Through the Create and Alter Azure SQL External Tables command, users can now connect to Fabric SQL Analytical endpoints and warehouses in addition to the … Continue reading “SQL Endpoint Connection now available in Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse”

Introducing ownership takeover for Fabric items

Today, when an item owner leaves the company, their credentials expire, or they lose access, many Fabric items cease to function. For example, Lakehouses and their SQL Endpoints become inoperative, pipelines fail to execute due to user access errors. In these situations, enabling another user to assume ownership would ensure business continuity. We are pleased … Continue reading “Introducing ownership takeover for Fabric items”

Manage access in SQL database in Microsoft Fabric with SQL native authorization controls

SQL database in Microsoft Fabric supports two different sets of authorization controls, Microsoft Fabric access controls and SQL native access controls.   As we discussed in an earlier blog post, Manage access for SQL databases in Microsoft Fabric with workspace roles and item permissions, Microsoft Fabric access controls are easy to use, but they support … Continue reading “Manage access in SQL database in Microsoft Fabric with SQL native authorization controls”