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ExtractLabel: Schema-driven unstructured data extraction with Fabric AI Functions

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:30:00 Z

Most enterprise data lives in free text – tickets, contracts, feedback, clinical notes, and more. It holds critical information but doesn’t fit into the structured tables that pipelines expect. Traditionally, extracting structure meant rule-based parsers that break with every format to change, or custom NLP models that take weeks to build. LLMs opened new possibilities, …

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Powering secure private network streaming to Fabric with Eventstream connectors (Preview)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:00:00 Z

Data is a critical asset for organizations, providing the insights needed to inform and accelerate business decisions. In today’s fast-paced environment, access to real-time data is increasingly essential. The data is generated across many areas of the business, including IoT device telemetry, application monitoring, and financial transactions. As the volume of real-time data continues to …

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Update to required permissions for Semantic Models in Fabric Data Agents

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 Z

We’re announcing an update to the permissions required to interact with semantic models in Fabric data agents. Today: As a creator, you must have access to the workspace where the semantic model lives and Build permission on the semantic model to add semantic model to a data agent. As a consumer, you need Read access …

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Evaluate Power Query Programmatically in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:22:48 Z

Power Query has long been at the center of data preparation across Microsoft products—from Excel and Power BI to Dataflows and Fabric. We’re introducing a major evolution: the ability to execute Power Query programmatically through a public API. This capability turns Power Query into a programmable data transformation engine that can be invoked on demand …

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Fabric Influencers Spotlight February 2026

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 Z

Welcome to the February 2026 edition of the Fabric Influencers Spotlight, a recurring monthly post here to shine a bright light on the places on the internet where Microsoft MVPs & Fabric Super Users are doing some amazing work on all aspects of Microsoft Fabric. The Microsoft Fabric Community team has created the Fabric Influencers Spotlight to …

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Fabric February 2026 Feature Summary

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:00:45 Z

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 …

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Processing CDC streams using Fabric Eventstreams SQL

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 Z

Why process database changes in real-time Modern applications don’t just store data—they react to it. Orders are placed, inventory levels change, prices are updated. Each of these changes can be a signal that something needs to happen now: update a dashboard, trigger a workflow, or feed an operational application. That is why many organizations are …

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Introducing SQL Pool Insights in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 Z

SQL Pool Insights is a powerful new monitoring capability in Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse designed to give you actionable insights into SQL pool performance and resource utilization. This feature is part of the Query Insights (QI) schema, extending the monitoring experience customers already know and love. SQL Pool Insights addresses a long-standing customer need: understanding whether your pools are …

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Under the hood: an introduction to the Native Execution Engine for Microsoft Fabric

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:00:00 Z

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 …

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Something big IS happening—is your data platform ready?

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:00:00 Z

If you’ve been on X (formerly Twitter) the past two weeks, you’ve probably seen or at least felt the shockwaves. Matt Shumer, CEO of HyperWrite and co-founder of OthersideAI, published a 5,000-word essay titled “Something Big Is Happening” that has now been viewed over 73 million times. In it, he compares this moment in AI …

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