Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Legacy Timestamp Support in Native Execution Engine for Fabric Runtime 1.3

The recent update to Native Execution Engine on Fabric Runtime 1.3 brings support for legacy timestamp handling, allowing seamless processing of timestamp data created by different Spark versions. This feature helps to address compatibility issues introduced when Spark 3.0 switched to the Java 8 date/time API, which uses the Proleptic Gregorian calendar (SQL ISO standard), … Continue reading “Legacy Timestamp Support in Native Execution Engine for Fabric Runtime 1.3”

APIs for Managed Private Endpoint are now available

Managed private endpoints allow Fabric experiences to securely access data sources without exposing them to the public network or requiring complex network configurations. We announced General Availability for Managed Private Endpoint in Fabric in May of this year. Learn more here: Announcing General Availability of Fabric Private Links, Trusted Workspace Access, and Managed Private Endpoints. … Continue reading “APIs for Managed Private Endpoint are now available”

Native Execution Engine available at no additional cost!

We’re thrilled to announce that the Native Execution Engine is now available at no additional cost, unlocking next-level performance and efficiency for your workloads. What’s New?  The Native Execution Engine now supports Fabric Runtime 1.3, which includes Apache Spark 3.5 and Delta Lake 3.2. This upgrade enhances Microsoft Fabric’s Data Engineering and Data Science workflows, … Continue reading “Native Execution Engine available at no additional cost!”

Fabric Runtime 1.3 is Generally Available! Upgrade your data engineering and science workloads to harness the latest innovations and performance enhancements

We’re thrilled to announce that Fabric Runtime 1.3 has officially moved from Public Preview to General Availability (GA). This is a major upgrade to our Apache Spark-based big data execution engine, which powers both data engineering and data science workflows. Fabric Runtime 1.3 is now fully integrated into the Fabric platform, ensuring a smooth and … Continue reading “Fabric Runtime 1.3 is Generally Available! Upgrade your data engineering and science workloads to harness the latest innovations and performance enhancements”

Optimizing Spark Compute for Medallion Architectures in Microsoft Fabric

Guidance to Maximizing Productivity and Efficiency for your Data Engineering Workloads Data engineering teams often grapple with the complexities of planning and configuring compute resources for their data platforms. This is especially true when working with large-scale, complex datasets and demanding downstream SLAs. A one-size-fits-all approach is rarely effective, as different data layers and datasets … Continue reading “Optimizing Spark Compute for Medallion Architectures in Microsoft Fabric”