Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Fabric Influencers Spotlight November 2025

Welcome to the November edition of the Fabric Influencers Spotlight, a recurring monthly post here to shine a bright light on the places on the internet where Microsoft MVPs & Fabric Super Users are doing some amazing work on all aspects of Microsoft Fabric. The Microsoft Fabric Community team has created the Fabric Influencers Spotlight to highlight … Continue reading “Fabric Influencers Spotlight November 2025”

Microsoft JDBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)

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)”

Manage environment configuration in Fabric User data functions with variable libraries 

Data Engineers working with Microsoft Fabric often need to manage environment-specific configurations, including the modification of Lakehouse names, file paths, or schema names for development, testing, and production environments. In this scenario, you would want to avoid hard coding this information. This is where variable libraries in Fabric can help data engineers manage their environment configuration when working with Fabric User data … Continue reading “Manage environment configuration in Fabric User data functions with variable libraries “

Announcing Copy Job Activity in Data Factory Pipeline (Generally Available)

This milestone marks a major step forward in unifying and simplifying data movement experiences across Data Factory. With Copy Job Activity, users can now enjoy the simplicity and speed of Copy Job while leveraging the orchestration power and flexibility of Data Factory pipelines. What is the Copy job Activity  Copy Job Activity allows you to … Continue reading “Announcing Copy Job Activity in Data Factory Pipeline (Generally Available)”