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  2. July 2025

Boost Performance with Fast Copy in Dataflows Gen2 for Snowflake

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Fast Copy in Dataflows Gen2 is a game-changer to enhance the performance and cost-efficiency of your Dataflows Gen2. By leveraging the same optimized backend as the Copy Activity in data pipelines, Fast Copy significantly reduces data processing time and enhances cost efficiency. Fast Copy in Dataflows Gen2 (Generally Available) enabled by default in all newly created Dataflows … Continue reading “Boost Performance with Fast Copy in Dataflows Gen2 for Snowflake”

OneLake as a Source for COPY INTO and OPENROWSET (Preview)

Simplified, workspace-governed ingestion without external dependencies COPY INTO and OPENROWSET from OneLake are now available in Preview for Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse. With this release, you can load and query files directly from Lakehouse File folders, without relying on external staging storage, SAS tokens, or complex IAM configurations. This improvement reinforces Fabric’s vision of a … Continue reading “OneLake as a Source for COPY INTO and OPENROWSET (Preview)”

Experience the New Visual SQL Audit Logs Configuration in Fabric Warehouse

In April, we announced the preview of SQL Audit Logs for Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse, giving organizations the power to track and retain critical warehouse events for enhanced visibility and control. Today, we’re taking that experience to the next level. We’re introducing an all-new, intuitive visual experience—making it easier than ever to configure, enable, and … Continue reading “Experience the New Visual SQL Audit Logs Configuration in Fabric Warehouse”

Autoscale Billing for Spark in Microsoft Fabric (Generally Available)

We’re thrilled to announce the general availability (GA) of Autoscale Billing for Apache Spark in Microsoft Fabric — a serverless billing model designed to offer greater flexibility, transparency, and cost efficiency for running Spark workloads at scale. With this model now fully supported, Spark Jobs can run independently of your Fabric capacity and are billed … Continue reading “Autoscale Billing for Spark in Microsoft Fabric (Generally Available)”