Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Introducing template dashboards for Workspace Monitoring

Co-authors: Iris Kaminer, Gellert Gintli, Nick Salch, Xiaodong Zhang We’re thrilled to announce ready-to-use Power BI and real-time dashboard template reports that integrate seamlessly with the workspace monitoring in Microsoft Fabric! These community-built, open-source, templates can be downloaded through the fabric-toolbox GitHub repo and are designed to help you quickly visualize critical insights across your … Continue reading “Introducing template dashboards for Workspace Monitoring”

Microsoft Fabric January 2025 update

We’ve got a lot of exciting updates this month. To name a few, NotebookUtils session management utilities, Enhancing COPY INTO operations with Granular Permissions in Data Warehouse, Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Fabric REST APIs. Keep reading to hear about everything we have in store for you this month. Microsoft Fabric Community Conference 2025 After … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric January 2025 update”

SQL Endpoint Connection now available in Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse

Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse has expanded its SQL query federation capabilities by supporting query federation to more Tabular Data Stream (TDS) protocol endpoints, like Fabric data warehouses and SQL Analytical endpoints. Through the Create and Alter Azure SQL External Tables command, users can now connect to Fabric SQL Analytical endpoints and warehouses in addition to the … Continue reading “SQL Endpoint Connection now available in Microsoft Fabric Eventhouse”

Introducing ownership takeover for Fabric items

Today, when an item owner leaves the company, their credentials expire, or they lose access, many Fabric items cease to function. For example, Lakehouses and their SQL Endpoints become inoperative, pipelines fail to execute due to user access errors. In these situations, enabling another user to assume ownership would ensure business continuity. We are pleased … Continue reading “Introducing ownership takeover for Fabric items”

Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode

Update (March 2025): Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode is now generally available—fully supported for production use, backed by Microsoft’s SLA, and built to meet the security, compliance, and reliability standards our customers expect. We’re committed to continually enriching this offering to support new scenarios and overcome existing limitations. As we step into 2025, … Continue reading “Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode”