Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Introducing Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric

As mentioned in Arun’s blog post, we are thrilled to announce that Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric is coming soon. In today’s AI driven world, analytics platforms are only as good as their data. With the ever-increasing amount of data being collected in various applications, databases, and data warehouses in an enterprise, managing and ingesting data … Continue reading “Introducing Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric”

Fabric workloads are now generally available!

Microsoft Fabric is now generally available! Fabric brings together the best of Microsoft Power BI, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Factory into a single software as a service (SAAS) platform. Fabric provides multiple workloads purpose-built for specific personas and specific tasks. Keep reading to learn about all of Fabric’s workloads! Synapse Data Warehouse We … Continue reading “Fabric workloads are now generally available!”

Announcing improvements to CSV data ingestion in Synapse Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric

CSV files are widely used for data exchange and data ingestion into data warehouses, but they often pose challenges on performance. In accordance to a study from Microsoft Research, up to 90% of the total time spent in data ingestion occurs in parsing non-binary data such as JSON when using conventional file parsers. This is … Continue reading “Announcing improvements to CSV data ingestion in Synapse Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric”

Announcing: Fabric Warehouse support for sp_rename

We are excited to announce that the Data Warehouse now supports sp_rename. With sp_rename, you can rename user objects like Tables, Stored Procedures, Functions etc. Here is an example of how to use sp_rename that fixes a spelling mistake for city: When you use these features, change the schema an object belongs to or drop … Continue reading “Announcing: Fabric Warehouse support for sp_rename”

Announcing: Dynamic Data Masking for Fabric Warehouse and Lakehouse SQL Endpoint

In today’s ever-evolving world of data management, security is a paramount concern for organizations. We are committed to providing our customers with robust solutions that empower them to safeguard their data effectively. That’s why we are thrilled to introduce Dynamic Data Masking (DDM) for Fabric Warehouse and SQL Endpoint in Lakehouse! What is Dynamic Data … Continue reading “Announcing: Dynamic Data Masking for Fabric Warehouse and Lakehouse SQL Endpoint”