What’s new with OneLake shortcuts
Microsoft Fabric shortcuts enable organizations to unify their data across various domains and clouds by creating a single virtual data lake. These shortcuts act as symbolic links to data in different storage locations, simplifying access and reducing the need for multiple copies.
OneLake serves as the central hub for all analytics data. By using OneLake shortcuts, organizations can connect to existing data sources like Azure and AWS through a unified namespace, streamlining workflows and enhancing collaboration.
This approach eliminates the need for edge copies of data, reducing latency and improving efficiency. OneLake also manages permissions and credentials, simplifying the configuration process for connecting Fabric workloads to various data sources. Overall, Microsoft Fabric shortcuts and OneLake offer a robust solution for managing and accessing data, driving productivity across the enterprise.
Key vault support for OneLake shortcuts
Azure Key Vault is a cloud service designed to securely store and manage secrets, keys, and certificates. It helps organizations protect sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, and cryptographic keys by centralizing their storage and controlling access. With the integration of Azure Key Vault and OneLake shortcuts, organizations can now seamlessly use Key Vault when connecting to data sources. This integration simplifies data management, enhances security, and ensures that all Fabric experiences and analytical engines can securely connect to existing data sources.
Manage and edit shortcuts
Managing and editing OneLake shortcuts is essential for maintaining a streamlined and efficient data environment. Editing shortcuts allows users to update target paths, rename, or delete shortcuts as needed, ensuring that data connections remain accurate and up-to-date. This capability enhances data accessibility and governance, supporting a unified and collaborative data management strategy.
Onelake shortcuts table discovery
OneLake shortcuts now support the discovery of Delta and Iceberg tables while creating the shortcut, making it easier for users to browse and access these tables within their data sources. When creating shortcuts to Delta or Iceberg tables, OneLake automatically recognizes the metadata, allowing these tables to be recognized and displayed in the browse experience. This feature simplifies table discovery and enhances data accessibility, ensuring users can efficiently connect to and utilize their data sources.
Onelake shortcuts Fabric SQL databases support
OneLake shortcuts now support connections to Fabric SQL databases, allowing users to seamlessly integrate SQL data into their unified data lake environment using the OneLake catalog explorer.
OneLake shortcuts batch creation through REST APIs
OneLake shortcuts now support batch creation via the API, allowing users to efficiently create multiple shortcuts in a single request. This new feature streamlines the process of setting up data connections, saving time and reducing manual effort. By leveraging batch create, organizations can quickly integrate various data sources into their unified data lake environment, enhancing productivity and simplifying data management.
CI/CD support OneLake shortcuts
OneLake shortcuts now support CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment), enabling seamless management and deployment of shortcuts across different environments. This new feature streamlines the process of integrating and updating data connections, ensuring that changes can be efficiently propagated through development, testing, and production stages. By leveraging CI/CD support, organizations can enhance their data management workflows, reduce manual effort, and maintain consistency across their data lake environment.
KMS support for S3
AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for S3 provides encryption and key management for securing data stored in Amazon S3. It allows organizations to create, manage, and control cryptographic keys used to encrypt their data. OneLake shortcuts now support connecting to S3 buckets secured with AWS KMS, enabling seamless integration and secure access to encrypted data within a unified data lake environment.
External data share for OneLake shortcuts
OneLake shortcuts now support external data sharing through Fabric Datashare, allowing users to share shortcutted data with other Fabric tenants. This feature enables seamless access to shared data across different tenants, enhancing collaboration and integration without the need for data duplication.
SPN support for OneLake shortcuts using Trusted Access
OneLake shortcuts now support the use of Service Principal Names (SPNs) for creating shortcuts with trusted access. By leveraging SPNs, users can automate the creation and management of shortcuts, enhancing security and reducing the risk of human error.
Conclusion
Microsoft Fabric shortcuts and OneLake provide a powerful, unified approach to data management across cloud environments. By eliminating redundant data copies, simplifying access, and integrating security features like Azure Key Vault and AWS KMS, organizations can enhance efficiency and collaboration. With support for Delta and Iceberg tables, Fabric SQL databases, REST API batch creation, CI/CD workflows, and external data sharing, OneLake shortcuts streamline data connectivity and governance. These advancements drive productivity, ensuring seamless integration and secure, scalable data access across the enterprise.
To learn more, visit Microsoft Fabric OneLake Shortcuts.
