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Evaluate Power Query Programmatically in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)

Power Query has long been at the center of data preparation across Microsoft products—from Excel and Power BI to Dataflows and Fabric. We’re introducing a major evolution: the ability to execute Power Query programmatically through a public API. This capability turns Power Query into a programmable data transformation engine that can be invoked on demand … Continue reading “Evaluate Power Query Programmatically in Microsoft Fabric (Preview)”

Fabric February 2026 Feature Summary

Welcome to the February 2026 Microsoft Fabric update! This month brings a wide range of enhancements across the Fabric platform—from improvements to the OneLake Catalog and developer experiences, to meaningful updates in Data Engineering, Data Factory, Real‑Time Intelligence, and more. Whether you’re building, operating, or scaling solutions in Fabric, there’s plenty here to explore. And … Continue reading “Fabric February 2026 Feature Summary”

Recent data: Get back to your data faster in Fabric (Preview)

How much time do you spend navigating to the same data sources when building dataflows? Data preparation is an iterative process—you often return to the same sources as you refine your dataflows, add new transformations, or create similar workflows. If you find yourself repeatedly connecting to the same tables, files, or databases, the Recent data … Continue reading “Recent data: Get back to your data faster in Fabric (Preview)”

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)”

Manual update for on-premises data gateway (Preview)

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The On-premises Data Gateway manual update feature is now available in preview! This new capability simplifies gateway maintenance and helps you keep your environment secure and up to date with greater flexibility and control. With this new feature, administrators can now manually trigger updates—either directly through the gateway UI or programmatically via API or script. … Continue reading “Manual update for on-premises data gateway (Preview)”