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Microsoft Fabric10 min read
Fabric IQ: AI-Powered Data Engineering
Explore Fabric IQ — the AI engine powering natural language data exploration, automated pipelines, and intelligent orchestration in Microsoft Fabric.
Jan 26, 2026Read Fabric IQ
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Microsoft Fabric13 min read
OneLake Security GA: Enterprise Data Lake 2026
OneLake Security reaches GA in 2026 with unified Row-Level, Column-Level, and Object-Level Security across the entire Microsoft Fabric platform.
Jan 26, 2026Read OneLake Security GA
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Microsoft Fabric15 min read
Fabric Cost Optimization: FinOps Strategies
Reduce Microsoft Fabric costs by 40-60% through capacity right-sizing, CU optimization, pause/resume automation, and OneLake lifecycle policies.
Jan 16, 2026Read Fabric Cost Optimization
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Microsoft Fabric18 min read
Dataflows Gen2 Migration Guide for Fabric
Migrate from Power BI Dataflows Gen1 to Dataflows Gen2 in Fabric for enhanced performance, Spark transformations, and OneLake integration.
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Microsoft Fabric13 min read
Direct Lake Mode: Zero Refresh, Import Speed
Stop waiting for Power BI data refreshes. Direct Lake reads OneLake at import speed with zero ETL. Setup steps and real performance benchmarks inside.
Aug 22, 2025Read Direct Lake Mode
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Microsoft Fabric14 min read
Premium to Fabric Migration: Enterprise Guide
Step-by-step guide for migrating from Power BI Premium to Microsoft Fabric F-SKU capacities with licensing, cost comparison, and migration strategies.
Aug 8, 2025Read Premium to Fabric Migration
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Microsoft Fabric12 min read
Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric
Learn how Microsoft Fabric unifies your data analytics stack with OneLake, Real-Time Intelligence, and AI-powered capabilities. Get started today.
Jan 10, 2025Read Getting Started with Microsoft Fabric
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Microsoft Fabric9 min read
Microsoft Fabric Capacity Planning Guide
Size your Microsoft Fabric capacity correctly with this enterprise planning guide covering SKUs, workloads, cost optimization, and scaling.
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Microsoft Fabric12 min read
Microsoft Fabric: Warehouse vs Lakehouse - When to Use Each
Choose between Fabric Warehouse and Lakehouse for your data workloads. Detailed comparison of performance, cost, SQL support, and use cases.
Nov 20, 2024Read Microsoft Fabric
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Microsoft Fabric12 min read
Data Activator: Automated Alerts in Fabric
Set up proactive data alerts with Microsoft Fabric Data Activator. Automate notifications for KPI thresholds, anomalies, and business-critical changes.
Oct 10, 2024Read Data Activator
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Microsoft Fabric8 min read
Git Integration in Microsoft Fabric
Version control your Microsoft Fabric artifacts with Git integration. Manage notebooks, pipelines, and semantic models with Azure DevOps and GitHub.
Sep 28, 2024Read Git Integration in Microsoft Fabric
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Microsoft Fabric13 min read
OneLake Shortcuts Explained
Access data across Azure, AWS, and GCP storage without moving or copying it using OneLake shortcuts. Unified data access for Microsoft Fabric workloads.
Sep 5, 2024Read OneLake Shortcuts Explained
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