This release brings consistent, secure, and scalable configuration management directly into notebooks—streamlining environment-aware development and CI/CD workflows without hardcoding. Why it Matters As projects grow, managing environment-specific settings can become complex. With Variable Library support in notebooks, you can: Key Highlights The following is an example of how to use Variable Library in notebook. Resources
Discover how Microsoft Fabric’s Forecasting Service system reduces Spark startup latency and cloud costs through proactive AI and ML-driven resource provisioning. Context & Relevance Waiting minutes for a Spark cluster to become available can throttle analytics velocity, delay insights, and drive-up cloud spend. In a world where data teams expect near‐instant execution and seamless burst … Continue reading “How does Fabric make Spark Notebooks Instant?”
JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) is a widely adopted standard that enables client applications to connect to and work with data from databases and big data platforms. The Microsoft JDBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview) – an enterprise-grade connector that brings powerful, secure, and flexible Spark SQL connectivity to your Java applications and BI … Continue reading “Microsoft JDBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)”
Transform your data with AI in an instant by using Fabric AI functions. These powerful functions allow you to turn data into insights with just a single line of code. ai.analyze_sentiment() – detect emotional state ai.classify() – categorize according to your labels [NEW] ai.embed() – convert text into vector embeddings ai.extract() – extract specific types … Continue reading “Fabric AI Functions Enhancements (Generally Available)”
From Unstructured Data and Ontology to Seamless Integration with M365 Copilot and MCP Fabric data agents are evolving rapidly, and today we’re announcing many new capabilities that make it easier than ever to build modular, production-ready agentic solutions on your enterprise data in Fabric! At their core, Fabric data agents are interoperable AI agents that … Continue reading “What’s New for Fabric Data Agents at Ignite 2025: Unlocking Deeper Data Reasoning and Seamless AI Interoperability”
