Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Decoupling Default Semantic Models for Existing Items in Microsoft Fabric

In our earlier announcement, we shared that newly created data warehouses, lakehouses and other items in Microsoft Fabric would no longer automatically generate default semantic models. This change allows customers to have more control over their modeling experience and to explicitly choose when and how to create semantic models. Starting November 20, 2025, Power BI … Continue reading “Decoupling Default Semantic Models for Existing Items in Microsoft Fabric”

SSMS 22 Meets Fabric Data Warehouse: Evolving the Developer Experiences

Why this Investment Matters For years, SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) has been the go-to tool for millions of SQL developers worldwide. With millions of active users, SSMS remains the most trusted environment for database professionals. Yet, Fabric Data Warehouse had long lacked deep integration with SSMS, leaving developers to juggle inconsistent experiences between web … Continue reading “SSMS 22 Meets Fabric Data Warehouse: Evolving the Developer Experiences”

Streamlining Data Management with Workspace Collation Settings in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse and SQL Endpoint

Motherson, a global manufacturing specialist industry and one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, faced significant challenges during their migration to Microsoft Fabric. They shared how the workspace collation settings transformed their experience: “As part of our migration from Microsoft SQL Server to Microsoft Fabric, we hit a major roadblock with the default case-sensitive collation … Continue reading “Streamlining Data Management with Workspace Collation Settings in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse and SQL Endpoint”

Sunsetting Default Semantic Models – Microsoft Fabric

Overview Microsoft Fabric is officially sunsetting Default Semantic Models. This change is part of our ongoing efforts to simplify and improve the manageability, deployment, and governance of Fabric items such as warehouse, lakehouse, SQL database, and mirrored databases. Why the Change? Default Semantic Models were initially designed to provide a lightweight, out-of-the-box experience—automatically generating models … Continue reading “Sunsetting Default Semantic Models – Microsoft Fabric”

Simplify your Warehouse ALM with DacFx integration in Git and Deployment pipelines for Fabric Warehouse

Managing data warehouse changes and automating deployments is now simpler than ever with the integration of DacFx with Git and Deployment Pipelines for Fabric Warehouse. This integration enables seamless export and import of your data warehouses, efficient schema change management, and deployment through Git-connected workflows. Whether you’re collaborating with a team using tools like VS … Continue reading “Simplify your Warehouse ALM with DacFx integration in Git and Deployment pipelines for Fabric Warehouse”