Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Spatial queries in Fabric Data Warehouse

Spatial data has become increasingly important in various fields, from urban planning and environmental monitoring to transportation and logistics. Fabric Data Warehouse offers spatial functionalities that enable you to query and analyze spatial data efficiently. In this blog post, we will delve into the spatial capabilities in the Fabric Data Warehouse and demonstrate how to … Continue reading “Spatial queries in Fabric Data Warehouse”

Spark Connector for Fabric Data Warehouse (Preview)

We are pleased to announce the availability of the Fabric Spark connector for Fabric Data Warehouse (DW) in the Fabric Spark runtime. This connector enables Spark developers and data scientists to access and work with data from Fabric DW and the SQL analytics endpoint of the lakehouse, either within the same workspace or across different … Continue reading “Spark Connector for Fabric Data Warehouse (Preview)”

Fabric February 2025 Feature Summary

Welcome to the Fabric 2025 update There are a lot of exciting features for you this month! Here are some highlights: In Power BI, Explore from Copilot visual answers which lets you do easy ad-hoc exploration. In Data Warehouse, Browse files with OPENROWSET (Preview) and Copilot for Data Warehouse Chat (Preview). For Data Science, AI Skill is now conversational.

New improvements coming to the AI Skill

Additional Authors: Amir Jafari, Shreyas Radhakrishna, Nellie Gustafsson We’re excited to unveil significant enhancements to the AI Skill in Fabric! These updates make it easier than ever to build a powerful generative AI data agent, helping you to unlock deeper insights and streamline decision-making. With improved flexibility, intelligence, and user-friendliness, the updated AI Skill is … Continue reading “New improvements coming to the AI Skill”

BULK INSERT in Fabric Data Warehouse

We are excited to announce that the BULK INSERT statement in available in Fabric Data Warehouse. The BULK INSERT statement allows you to load CSV files from Azure Data Lake Storage and Azure Blob Storage. Refer to the example of the traditional BULK INSERT statement commonly used by SQL Server or Azure SQL users to … Continue reading “BULK INSERT in Fabric Data Warehouse”