Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

OneLake catalog: The trusted catalog for organizations worldwide

For years, organizations have aspired to build cultures where data is embedded into everyday decision-making. Generative AI is bringing that goal closer than ever with agents that can quickly answer questions with data. But at the core, this culture can only be achieved if agents and your people can easily discover and trust high-quality data. … Continue reading “OneLake catalog: The trusted catalog for organizations worldwide”

Workspace Outbound Access Protection for Data Factory and OneLake Shortcuts (Preview)

We announced Outbound Access Protection for Spark (Generally Available) and recently extended it to support SQL Endpoint and Warehouse. Now, Pipelines, Copy job, Dataflows, OneLake Shortcuts as well as Mirrored Databases (such as Mirrored SQL Database, Mirrored Snowflake) support Workspace level Outbound Access Protection (Preview). Key Benefits What to expect with Outbound access protection (OAP) … Continue reading “Workspace Outbound Access Protection for Data Factory and OneLake Shortcuts (Preview)”

Introducing workspace-level IP Firewall rules in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)

In today’s hyper-connected digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive data is more critical than ever. Microsoft Fabric already offers a robust suite of network security capabilities for both inbound and outbound connectivity, including Private Links, Entra Conditional Access and Outbound Access Protection, all generally available. As adoption of Microsoft Fabric continues to grow, customers increasingly operate in diverse scenarios … Continue reading “Introducing workspace-level IP Firewall rules in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)”

Take control of Fabric Identities limit for your tenant (Generally Available)

Fabric Identity governance at scale just got easier. We are introducing a new tenant admin setting that gives you control over the maximum number of Fabric identities (hence Workspace identities) in your organization. With this update, Fabric tenant admins can: How it works The new setting “Define maximum number of Fabric identities in a tenant” … Continue reading “Take control of Fabric Identities limit for your tenant (Generally Available)”

Fabric January 2026 Feature Summary

If you’ve been trying to keep up with everything shipping in Microsoft Fabric, this January 2026 round-up is for you—covering the biggest updates across the platform, from new AI-powered catalog experiences and OneLake governance improvements to enhancements in Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Intelligence, and Data Factory. If you haven’t already, make sure FabCon Atlanta … Continue reading “Fabric January 2026 Feature Summary”