Database Hub in Fabric

A unified database management experience bringing Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server (via Arc), and Fabric Databases into a single pane. Features agent-assisted, human-in-the-loop management with Copilot-powered insights.

• Unified observability & delegated governance
• Intelligent agents to surface what changed and guide action
• New savings plan for databases — up to 35% savings

OneLake Expansion

Mirroring now supports SharePoint Lists, Dremio (preview), Oracle and SAP Datasphere (GA), with Azure Monitor coming soon. Extended capabilities include Change Data Feed and views on mirrored data.

• Shortcut transformations — GA (Excel → Delta tables in preview)
• OneLake security — GA (row/column-level controls)
• Read from OneLake via Azure Databricks Unity Catalog (preview)
• Snowflake interoperability — GA

Fabric Analytics & Runtime 2.0

Runtime 2.0 (preview) brings Apache Spark 4.x, Delta Lake 4.x, and Scala 2.13 for large-scale data computation. Materialized lake views are now GA for simplified medallion architecture implementation.

• Agentic Copilot in notebooks — workspace-aware code generation
• Maps in Fabric — GA for geospatial real-time insights

Fabric IQ & Semantic Intelligence

Fabric IQ ontologies accessible via MCP server (preview), enabling agents to discover and act on your semantic layer.

• Planning in Fabric IQ — new enterprise planning capability to create plans, budgets, forecasts, and scenario models directly on semantic models. Combines historical, real-time, and forward-looking data in a single source.
• Direct Lake on OneLake — GA (import-class performance, no data movement)
• Graph in Fabric — GA (visualize complex entity relationships)
• NVIDIA partnership for Physical AI & digital twins

Data & Operations Agents

Fabric data agents are now GA — virtual analysts aligned to specific domain data for deeper analysis and insights via natural language. Operations agents monitor real-time data, detect patterns, and take proactive action.

• Usable across Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, and M365 Copilot
• Grounded in ontology for business-context-aware responses

Developer Experience

Fabric local MCP is now GA — connecting AI coding assistants like GitHub Copilot directly to Fabric. Fabric remote MCP (preview) enables cloud-hosted agent execution with authenticated actions.

• Git selective branching for feature-scoped workflows
• Agent Skills for Fabric — open-source GitHub Copilot terminal plugins
• Fabric Jumpstart — reference architectures & one-click sample deployments
• Fabric Extensibility Toolkit (FET) — GA with CI/CD support

Migration Assistants

New migration assistants (public preview) for Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Azure SQL help move pipelines, Spark pools, notebooks, and database schemas into Fabric with minimal disruption.

• ADF & Synapse: evaluate, convert, and optimize pipelines incrementally
• SQL: import schemas via DACPACs with AI-assisted compatibility resolution

1. Unify Your Data Estate

Eliminate silos and reduce architectural complexity with OneLake as a single logical data lake — no unnecessary ETL, fragmentation, or duplicated copies.

2. Process & Harmonize Data

Make data AI-ready — clean, connected, and structured for both operational and analytical use with Spark, T-SQL, KQL, and Analysis Services engines.

3. Curate Semantic Meaning

Give agents contextual understanding through Fabric IQ ontologies, enabling them to interpret data the way your teams already do.

4. Empower AI Agents to Act

Apply business context to automate workflows, accelerate decisions, and transform operations with data agents and operations agents.