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Microsoft ADO.NET Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)

ADO.NET is a widely adopted data access technology in the .NET ecosystem that enables applications to connect to and work with data from databases and big data platforms. The Microsoft ADO.NET Driver for Fabric Data Engineering lets you connect, query, and manage Spark workloads in Microsoft Fabric with the reliability and simplicity of standard ADO.NET … Continue reading “Microsoft ADO.NET Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)”

Fabric March 2026 Feature Summary

Welcome to the Fabric March 2026 Feature Summary—and welcome to FabCon! As we kick off FabCon, this update captures the momentum we’re seeing across the Fabric platform and the conversations happening with customers and partners right now. March brings a wide range of enhancements across governance, data engineering, real-time intelligence, data science, extensibility, and AI—all … Continue reading “Fabric March 2026 Feature Summary”

Under the hood: an introduction to the Native Execution Engine for Microsoft Fabric

Introduction In today’s data landscape, as organizations scale their analytical workloads, the demand for faster, more cost-efficient computation continues to rise. Apache Spark has long been the backbone of largescale data processing with its in‑memory processing and powerful APIs, but today’s workloads demand even better performance. Microsoft Fabric addresses this challenge with the Native Execution … Continue reading “Under the hood: an introduction to the Native Execution Engine for Microsoft Fabric”