Microsoft Fabric Updates Blog

Prebuilt Azure AI services in Fabric

During the recent Ignite 2023 event, we announced the public preview of prebuilt AI services in Fabric. This integration with Azure AI services, formerly known as Azure Cognitive Services, allows for easy enhancement of data with prebuilt AI models without any prerequisites.  Using AI services in Fabric has never been easier! In the past, you … Continue reading “Prebuilt Azure AI services in Fabric”

Semantic Link: OneLake integrated Semantic Models

Semantic Link adds support for the recently released OneLake integrated semantic models! You can now directly access data using your semantic model’s name via OneLake using the read_table function and the new mode parameter set to onelake. This approach ensures that no load is placed on Analysis Services, enabling efficient data retrieval and avoids putting … Continue reading “Semantic Link: OneLake integrated Semantic Models”

Semantic Link: Data validation using Great Expectations

Great Expectations Open Source(GX OSS) is a popular Python library that provides a framework for describing and validating the acceptable state of data. It helps data engineers and data scientists ensure that their data meets specific quality standards before using it for analysis, machine learning, or other data-driven tasks. With the recent integration of Microsoft … Continue reading “Semantic Link: Data validation using Great Expectations”

Microsoft Fabric, explained for existing Synapse users

Earlier this year, at Microsoft Build, we introduced, in Public Preview, Microsoft Fabric, “the biggest data product announcement since SQL Server”. Today, we are announcing the General Availability of Microsoft Fabric. Arun explains in detail why we all believe Microsoft Fabric will redefine the current analytics landscape. I will focus here on what it means … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric, explained for existing Synapse users”

Microsoft Fabric November 2023 Update

Welcome to the November 2023 update.   We have lots of features this month including Narrative visual with Copilot, cross workspace “save as” for Data Factory, the general availability of Semantic model scale-out, and many more. Continue reading for more details on our new features!  Contents Core Microsoft Fabric User API Power BI Reporting Button slicer  … Continue reading “Microsoft Fabric November 2023 Update”