Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

No more excuses: AI-powered assistants are in SSMS, VS Code, and Fabric

You like writing T-SQL. You’re good at it. Or maybe you’re not. But let’s be honest—there are days when you’d rather not write that same GROUP BY clause for the hundredth time or spend twenty minutes deciphering a stored procedure someone wrote in 2014. Good news: AI-powered assistants are now available wherever you write SQL … Continue reading “No more excuses: AI-powered assistants are in SSMS, VS Code, and Fabric”

Billing updates: new operations for Fabric AI functions and AI services

We’re introducing billing reporting updates that make it easier to track AI-related usage in Microsoft Fabric. New AI Functions operation Until now, Fabric AI functions usage was reported under other operations, such as Spark-related operations, or Dataflows Gen2-related operations, depending on where the functions were used. To provide more transparency, Fabric AI functions will have … Continue reading “Billing updates: new operations for Fabric AI functions and AI services”

SQL database in Fabric: Built for SaaS, Ready for AI

Since SQL database in Microsoft Fabric became generally available in November, customer adoption has grown rapidly. Organizations are using it to simplify their data estates, eliminate ETL pipelines, and get their operational data ready for analytics and AI—without managing infrastructure. It’s a fully managed, SaaS-native transactional database built for what comes next. If you’ve been … Continue reading “SQL database in Fabric: Built for SaaS, Ready for AI”

Supercharge AI, BI, and data engineering with Semantic Link (Generally Available)

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)”

Fabric January 2026 Feature Summary

If you’ve been trying to keep up with everything shipping in Microsoft Fabric, this January 2026 round-up is for you—covering the biggest updates across the platform, from new AI-powered catalog experiences and OneLake governance improvements to enhancements in Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Intelligence, and Data Factory. If you haven’t already, make sure FabCon Atlanta … Continue reading “Fabric January 2026 Feature Summary”