Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Fabric November 2025 Feature Summary

The November 2025 Fabric release introduces several major updates, including the general availability of SQL database, Cosmos DB, and enhanced mirroring support for key data sources such as SQL Server, Cosmos DB, and PostgreSQL. This month also brings new AI-driven features like Copilot sidecar chat tools and real-time data exploration, as well as crucial platform … Continue reading “Fabric November 2025 Feature Summary”

Announcing SQL database in Fabric (Generally Available)

Co-authored by: Idris Motiwala SQL is everywhere and Microsoft is innovating to deliver a unified experience across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS. One SQL unifies your data estate, bringing platform consistency, performance at scale, advanced security, and AI-ready tools together in one seamless experience, and SQL database in Fabric is no exception to that. At Microsoft … Continue reading “Announcing SQL database in Fabric (Generally Available)”

It’s Time! Announcing The Microsoft SQL Community Conference

SQL is having its moment. From on-premises data centers to Azure Cloud Services to Microsoft Fabric, SQL has evolved into something far more powerful than many realize and it deserves the focused attention of a big stage.  That’s why I’m thrilled to announce SQLCon, a dedicated conference for database developers, database administrators, and database engineers. Co-located with FabCon for an unprecedented week of deep technical content … Continue reading “It’s Time! Announcing The Microsoft SQL Community Conference”

Fabric October 2025 Feature Summary

This month’s update delivers key advancements across Microsoft Fabric, including enhanced security with Outbound Access Protection and Workspace-Level Private Link, smarter data engineering features like Adaptive Target File Size, and new integrations such as Data Agent in Lakehouse. Together, these improvements streamline workflows and strengthen data governance for users. Contents Events & Announcements Fabric Data … Continue reading “Fabric October 2025 Feature Summary”

Spark Connector for SQL databases (Preview)

Fabric Spark connector for SQL databases (Azure SQL databases, Azure SQL Managed Instances, Fabric SQL databases and SQL Server in Azure VM) in the Fabric Spark runtime is now available. This connector enables Spark developers and data scientists to access and work with data from SQL database engines using a simplified Spark API. The connector … Continue reading “Spark Connector for SQL databases (Preview)”