Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Enhancing SQL database in Fabric: share your feedback and shape the future

SQL database in Fabric is currently in preview, and we are actively rolling out improvements as we progress towards general availability (GA). Your insights play a crucial role in this journey. Whether it’s challenges you’ve encountered, features you adore, or any suggestions for enhancement, we want to hear it all—the good, the bad, and the … Continue reading “Enhancing SQL database in Fabric: share your feedback and shape the future”

Why SQL database in Fabric is the best choice for low-code/no-code Developers

Low-code/no-code empowers developers to create and manage databases in an Intuitive and user-friendly way. In the fast-evolving world of software development, the low-code/no-code movement has garnered substantial momentum. This paradigm shift is enabling a new wave of developers, citizen developers, to create powerful applications with minimal hand-coding. In Fabric, the heart of this revolution lies … Continue reading “Why SQL database in Fabric is the best choice for low-code/no-code Developers”

Govern your data in SQL database in Microsoft Fabric with protection policies in Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Purview’s protection policies help you safeguard sensitive data in Microsoft Fabric items, including SQL databases. In this article, we’ll explain how these policies override Microsoft Fabric item permissions for users, apps, and groups, limiting their actions within the database. If you are not familiar with how item permissions and workspace roles work in SQL … Continue reading “Govern your data in SQL database in Microsoft Fabric with protection policies in Microsoft Purview”

ICYMI: Ask the Expert – Fabric Databases 

On Wednesday, January 29th, several members of the team gathered for an hour of Q&A on SQL database in Fabric. SQL database in Fabric is the first SaaS database in Fabric bringing transactional and analytical data together without compromising application performance, so it’s no surprise that the hour was packed with questions.  Let’s jump right … Continue reading “ICYMI: Ask the Expert – Fabric Databases “

Announcing the activation of billing for SQL database in Fabric

Since SQL database is a native item in Fabric, it utilizes Fabric capacity units like other Fabric workloads. Compute charges apply only when the database is actively used, so you only consume what you need. Storage is billed separately on a monthly basis, as are automatic backups, which are retained for seven days. Billing for … Continue reading “Announcing the activation of billing for SQL database in Fabric”