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Extracting deeper insights with Fabric Data Agents in Copilot in Power BI

Co-author: Joanne Wong We’re excited to announce the upcoming integration of Fabric data agent with Copilot in Power BI, enhancing your ability to extract insights seamlessly. What’s new? A new chat with your data experience is launching soon in Power BI– a full-screen Copilot for users to ask natural language questions and receive accurate, relevant … Continue reading “Extracting deeper insights with Fabric Data Agents in Copilot in Power BI”

Microsoft Fabric Spark: Native Execution Engine now generally available

The Fabric Spark Native Execution Engine (NEE) is now generally available (GA) as part of Fabric Runtime 1.3. This C++-based vectorized engine (built on Apache Gluten and Velox) runs Spark workloads directly on the lakehouse, requiring no code changes or new libraries. It supports Spark 3.5 APIs and both Parquet and Delta Lake formats, so … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric Spark: Native Execution Engine now generally available”

Announcing Copilot for SQL Analytics Endpoint in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)

We’re excited to introduce Copilot for SQL Analytics Endpoint, now in preview – a transformative, AI-powered assistant built to change how you query, explore, and analyze data within Microsoft Fabric’s SQL experience. With Copilot integrated directly into the SQL Analytics Endpoint, users can now express intent in natural language and instantly receive ready-to-run T-SQL. Whether … Continue reading “Announcing Copilot for SQL Analytics Endpoint in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)”

Manage connections for shortcuts

Shortcuts in OneLake provide a quick and easy way to make your data available in Fabric without having to copy it.  Simply create a new shortcut and your data is instantly available to all Fabric workloads. When you first create a new shortcut, you also set up a shared cloud connection. These are the same connections … Continue reading “Manage connections for shortcuts”

Use Service Principals to create shortcuts to ADLS Gen2 storage accounts with trusted access

You now have the capability with service principals to create shortcuts to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 storage accounts that have firewall enabled.  Previously, the creation of ADLS Gen2 shortcuts by service principals was restricted when firewall settings were active. However, with the latest changes, service principals will be able to navigate these restrictions … Continue reading “Use Service Principals to create shortcuts to ADLS Gen2 storage accounts with trusted access”