Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

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)”

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”

Microsoft Fabric 2025 holiday recap: Unified Data and AI Innovation

As 2025 ends, we’re taking a moment to reflect on Microsoft Fabric’s second year in the market and the collective progress made alongside our community, customers, and partners. What began as a unified vision for data and AI has grown into a platform adopted by more than 28,000 organizations worldwide, anchored by OneLake and shaped … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric 2025 holiday recap: Unified Data and AI Innovation”

Lakehouse Schemas (Generally Available)

Schema lakehouses are now Generally Available. By using schemas in lakehouses, users can arrange their tables more efficiently and make it easier to find data. When creating new lakehouses, schema-enabled lakehouses will now be the default choice. However, users still have the option to create lakehouses without a schema if they prefer. What do schema … Continue reading “Lakehouse Schemas (Generally Available)”