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Microsoft ODBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)

ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) is a widely adopted standard that enables client applications to connect to and work with data from databases and big data platforms. The Microsoft ODBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview) – an enterprise-grade connector that brings powerful, secure, reliable and flexible Spark SQL connectivity to your .NET, Python, and … Continue reading “Microsoft ODBC Driver for Microsoft Fabric Data Engineering (Preview)”

OneLake SharePoint and OneDrive shortcuts now support workspace and service principal identities (Preview)

OneDrive and SharePoint (ODSP) shortcuts let you use your existing Microsoft 365 files directly in OneLake without copying or moving them. This gives analytics, BI, and AI workloads a unified, governed view of both structured data and documents. This eliminates duplication and silos while enabling powerful scenarios like combining spreadsheets with Lakehouse data, indexing documents for AI, and optionally transforming files … Continue reading “OneLake SharePoint and OneDrive shortcuts now support workspace and service principal identities (Preview)”

Announcing official support for Microsoft fabric-cicd tool

Today, we’re announcing that fabric‑cicd—the open‑source Python deployment library for Microsoft Fabric—is now an officially supported, Microsoft‑backed tool for CI/CD automation across Fabric workspaces. Over the past year, fabric‑cicd has rapidly evolved through collaboration with engineering, CAT, MVPs, enterprise customers, and the community. Growing usage, strong sentiment across internal and external channels, and adoption by … Continue reading “Announcing official support for Microsoft fabric-cicd tool”

Billing updates: new operations for Fabric AI functions and AI services

We’re introducing billing reporting updates that make it easier to track AI-related usage in Microsoft Fabric. New AI Functions operation Until now, Fabric AI functions usage was reported under other operations, such as Spark-related operations, or Dataflows Gen2-related operations, depending on where the functions were used. To provide more transparency, Fabric AI functions will have … Continue reading “Billing updates: new operations for Fabric AI functions and AI services”

Snowflake Key-Pair Authentication (Generally Available)

Coauthor: Abhishek Narain Ensuring secure connectivity to your data sources is critical for modern data estates. We have released the Key-Pair authentication for Snowflake connections Preview in October and are happy to announce it is now Generally Available (GA). This release offers an enhanced security alternative to basic authentication methods, such as username and password, … Continue reading “Snowflake Key-Pair Authentication (Generally Available)”