Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

How to debug user data functions locally in VS Code

Debugging your code is a big deal, especially when you’re working with user data functions. You want to make sure everything works as it should and that’s where local debugging lets you catch problems in your code without messing with the live environment. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through the steps to make local debugging easier, faster, and less of a headache.

Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5 (Preview)

We’re thrilled to announce that we have made Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5 for our Azure Synapse Spark customers in preview, while they get ready and prepare for migrating to Microsoft Fabric Spark. Apache Spark 3.5 You can now create Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5. The essential changes include features which come from … Continue reading “Azure Synapse Runtime for Apache Spark 3.5 (Preview)”

Integrating Fabric with Databricks using private network

Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks are widely used data platforms. This article aims to address the requirement of customers who have large data estates in Azure databricks and want to unlock additional use cases in Microsoft Fabric arising out of different business teams. When integrating the two platforms, a crucial security requirement is to ensure … Continue reading “Integrating Fabric with Databricks using private network”

Boost performance effortlessly with Automated Table Statistics in Microsoft Fabric

We’re thrilled to introduce Automated Table Statistics in Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering — a major upgrade that helps you get blazing-fast query performance with zero manual effort. Whether you’re running complex joins, large aggregations, or heavy filtering workloads, Fabric’s new automated statistics will help Spark make smarter decisions, saving you time, compute, and money. What … Continue reading “Boost performance effortlessly with Automated Table Statistics in Microsoft Fabric”

New regions supported for Fabric User Data Functions

Fabric User Data Functions is a serverless platform that allows you to build and run functions on the Fabric platform. You can use your functions to interact with your data and the rest of your Fabric items via native integrations. After the Fabric User Data Functions preview, we have been working on increasing the number … Continue reading “New regions supported for Fabric User Data Functions”