Welcome to the February 2026 Microsoft Fabric update! This month brings a wide range of enhancements across the Fabric platform—from improvements to the OneLake Catalog and developer experiences, to meaningful updates in Data Engineering, Data Factory, Real‑Time Intelligence, and more. Whether you’re building, operating, or scaling solutions in Fabric, there’s plenty here to explore. And … Continue reading “Fabric February 2026 Feature Summary”
Introduction In today’s data landscape, as organizations scale their analytical workloads, the demand for faster, more cost-efficient computation continues to rise. Apache Spark has long been the backbone of largescale data processing with its in‑memory processing and powerful APIs, but today’s workloads demand even better performance. Microsoft Fabric addresses this challenge with the Native Execution … Continue reading “Under the hood: an introduction to the Native Execution Engine for Microsoft Fabric”
Most data estates are not single platform, and that is not a problem. The challenge is what usually comes next: extra copies, extra pipelines, extra refresh schedules, and endless debates about which version is the truth. Today, we are introducing OneLake catalog federation (Beta) in Azure Databricks Lakehouse Federation, which simplifies multi-engine analytics by enabling … Continue reading “Zero-copy access to OneLake data in Azure Databricks (Preview)”
ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a widely adopted standard that enables client applications to connect to and work with data from databases and big data platforms. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview) – an enterprise-grade connector that brings powerful, secure, reliable and flexible Spark SQL connectivity to your .NET, Python, and … Continue reading “Microsoft ODBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)”
Great technology does not succeed on design alone—it succeeds when it helps people solve real problems. Semantic Link is one of those transformative capabilities in Microsoft Fabric: it brings AI, BI, and data engineering together through a shared semantic layer, enabling teams to work faster and more intelligently on the data they already trust. From … Continue reading “Supercharge AI, BI, and data engineering with Semantic Link (Generally Available)”
