Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

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”

Five Reasons to attend SQLCon

The SQL community is gathering in Atlanta this March for the first‑ever SQLCon, co‑located with FabCon, the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, March 16-20. One registration unlocks both events, giving you access to deep SQL expertise and the latest in Fabric, Power BI, data engineering, real‑time intelligence, and AI. Whether you’re a DBA, developer, data engineer, architect, or a … Continue reading “Five Reasons to attend SQLCon”

How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences

The SQL tools and experiences team at Microsoft is full of product leaders and engineers who care about YOU and your productivity at every stage. We focus on building the tools, SDKs, and experiences that matter most—so you can get the greatest value from Microsoft SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL database in Fabric and Fabric … Continue reading “How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences”

2025 Year in Review: What’s new across SQL Server, Azure SQL and SQL database in Fabric

What a year 2025 has been for SQL! ICYMI and are looking for some hype, might I recommend you start with this blog from Priya Sathy, the product leader for all of SQL at Microsoft: One consistent SQL: The launchpad from legacy to innovation. In this blog post, Priya explains how we have developed and … Continue reading “2025 Year in Review: What’s new across SQL Server, Azure SQL and SQL database in Fabric”

Announcing SQL database in Fabric (Generally Available)

Co-authored by: Idris Motiwala SQL is everywhere and Microsoft is innovating to deliver a unified experience across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS. One SQL unifies your data estate, bringing platform consistency, performance at scale, advanced security, and AI-ready tools together in one seamless experience, and SQL database in Fabric is no exception to that. At Microsoft … Continue reading “Announcing SQL database in Fabric (Generally Available)”