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Microsoft Fabric Spark: Native Execution Engine now generally available

The Fabric Spark Native Execution Engine (NEE) is now generally available (GA) as part of Fabric Runtime 1.3. This C++-based vectorized engine (built on Apache Gluten and Velox) runs Spark workloads directly on the lakehouse, requiring no code changes or new libraries. It supports Spark 3.5 APIs and both Parquet and Delta Lake formats, so …

Simplify Your Data Strategy: Mirroring for Azure Database for PostgreSQL in Microsoft Fabric for Effortless Analytics on Transactional Data

PostgreSQL is a popular relational database in application development, and Azure Database for PostgreSQL provides a fully managed service with enterprise-level security, availability, and scalability. Integrating Azure Database for PostgreSQL with Microsoft Fabric through Mirroring (Preview) enables seamless replication of transactional data for analytics, simplifying data processes and ensuring real-time insights and data consistency. Microsoft …

New features in Mirroring for Azure SQL Managed Instance – private endpoint support and more

Mirroring in Microsoft Fabric allows you to seamlessly reflect your existing data estate from Azure SQL Managed Instance into OneLake. The mirrored data is automatically kept up to date in near real-time, enabling advanced analytics and reporting to generate essential business insights. Since our preview announcement of Mirroring for Azure SQL Managed Instance, we have listened …

What’s new with Mirroring in Fabric at Microsoft Build 2025

At Microsoft Build 2025, we are thrilled to show you the latest innovations that we have delivered with Mirroring in Fabric. Mirroring is a powerful feature that allows you to seamlessly reflect your existing data estate continuously from any database or data warehouse into OneLake in Fabric. Once Mirroring starts the replication process, the mirrored …

Encrypt data at rest in your Fabric workspaces using customer-managed keys (Preview)

As organizations advance in their cloud platform journey, ensuring robust data security remains fundamental. Encryption plays a crucial role in defense-in-depth strategies used to safeguard sensitive information by adding a layer of protection against unauthorized access. In addition to strengthening your security posture, encryption helps you adhere to your organization’s internal security, data governance and …