Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Use Service Principals to create shortcuts to ADLS Gen2 storage accounts with trusted access

You now have the capability with service principals to create shortcuts to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 storage accounts that have firewall enabled.  Previously, the creation of ADLS Gen2 shortcuts by service principals was restricted when firewall settings were active. However, with the latest changes, service principals will be able to navigate these restrictions … Continue reading “Use Service Principals to create shortcuts to ADLS Gen2 storage accounts with trusted access”

Playbook for metadata driven Lakehouse implementation in Microsoft Fabric

Co-Author – Gyani Sinha, Abhishek Narain Overview A well-architected lakehouse enables organizations to efficiently manage and process data for analytics, machine learning, and reporting. To achieve governance, scalability, operational excellence, and optimal performance, adopting a structured, metadata-driven approach is crucial for lakehouse implementation. Building on our previous blog, Demystifying Data Ingestion in Fabric, this post … Continue reading “Playbook for metadata driven Lakehouse implementation in Microsoft Fabric”

Supercharge your workloads: write-optimized default Spark configurations in Microsoft Fabric

Introducing predefined Spark resource profiles in Microsoft Fabric—making it easier than ever for data engineers to optimize their compute configurations based on workload needs. Whether you’re handling read-heavy, write-heavy, or mixed workloads, Fabric now provides a property bag-based approach that streamlines Spark tuning with just a simple setting. With these new configurations, users can effortlessly … Continue reading “Supercharge your workloads: write-optimized default Spark configurations in Microsoft Fabric”

Copilot and AI Capabilities will be accessible to all paid SKUs in Microsoft Fabric 

We are excited to announce that we will be removing the SKU requirement to use Copilot and AI capabilities in Microsoft Fabric. This means that by the end of April, customers on F2 and above will have access to Copilot, Fabric data agents, and more. Whether you’re an analyst, a data scientist, or an executive, … Continue reading “Copilot and AI Capabilities will be accessible to all paid SKUs in Microsoft Fabric “

Introducing Autoscale Billing for Spark in Microsoft Fabric

We are introducing Autoscale Billing for Spark in Microsoft Fabric, a new billing model designed to offer greater flexibility and cost efficiency for Spark workloads. With this model, when enabled, your Spark workloads will no longer directly consume the Fabric capacity this billing option is enabled on; instead, they will run alongside your existing capacity (F2 … Continue reading “Introducing Autoscale Billing for Spark in Microsoft Fabric”