Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode

Update (March 2025): Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode is now generally available—fully supported for production use, backed by Microsoft’s SLA, and built to meet the security, compliance, and reliability standards our customers expect. We’re committed to continually enriching this offering to support new scenarios and overcome existing limitations. As we step into 2025, … Continue reading “Introducing Power BI Embedded with Direct Lake Mode”

Faster data processing with Native Execution Engines in Microsoft Fabric Runtime 1.3: efficient memory management explained

Accelerating data processing at scale demands far more than just raw compute power. As the complexity and volume of data workloads grow, every layer of the execution pipeline—especially memory management—plays a critical role in determining overall performance. We’ve introduced unique changes how Spark handles memory with the Native Execution Engine for Fabric Spark, reducing performance … Continue reading “Faster data processing with Native Execution Engines in Microsoft Fabric Runtime 1.3: efficient memory management explained”

COPY INTO support for secure storage with granular permissions

Introduction COPY INTO statement for Fabric Data Warehouse enables high-throughput data ingestion from various external sources like ADLS Gen 2 and Blob storage accounts protected by firewall. Additionally, it supports flexible configuration options, such as specifying source file formats, handling rejected rows, and skipping header rows, which enhances data management and ensures smooth, secure operations … Continue reading “COPY INTO support for secure storage with granular permissions”

Microsoft Fabric API for GraphQL™ for Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring

Microsoft Fabric API for GraphQL™ provides a data access layer that enables you to query multiple data sources quickly and efficiently using a widely adopted and familiar API technology. This API abstracts the specifics of backend data sources, allowing you to focus on your application’s logic and deliver all the data a client needs in … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric API for GraphQL™ for Azure Cosmos DB Mirroring”

Manual Migration needed for Activator preview items

September 2025 Update The migration process is now in full swing. We’re in the process of disabling all remaining preview items and should finish before the end of the month. We’ll then start deleting these preview items in October 2025. We recently announced the release of Activator to General Availability (GA)! As part of the … Continue reading “Manual Migration needed for Activator preview items”