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- Fabric Data Warehouse integration with Fabric User Data Functions (Preview)Power BI Copilot · toolsMicrosoft Fabric Data Warehouse now integrates with Fabric User Data Functions in preview, so you can extend T-SQL with custom Python logic without building separate applications or pipelines. Use the integration to send email or Teams messages, retrieve parameters and secrets from Fabric variable libraries or Azure Key Vault, and access data across OneLake. These capabilities are now available di
- Power BI October 2026 Feature SummaryPower BI Copilot · toolsLast month, we shared a packed September update alongside the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference. Even so, the Power BI team has continued delivering new capabilities, and we didn't want to wait another month to share them. This update includes enhancements across Copilot and AI, reporting, and semantic models, helping users create richer reports, streamline workflows, and get mo
- Power BI September 2026 Feature SummaryPower BI Copilot · toolsAs the Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, data, and analytics community gathers in Barcelona for the European Microsoft Fabric + SQL Community Conference, this month is packed with news. From new Copilot and AI experiences to reporting, modeling, data connectivity, developer enhancements, and mobile updates, we're sharing the latest innovations designed to help you build, analyze, and act on your data mo
- Databricks ADBC connector for Power BI and Microsoft Fabric (Generally Available)Power BI Copilot · toolsThis release is part of the broader ODBC-to-ADBC transition for Power Query connectors described in the Transition from ODBC to ADBC drivers in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric documentation. What’s new Existing connections in your semantic models, dataflows, and paginated reports continue to work unchanged — the migration path is currently opt-in per connection, per workspace, or per tenant. Highlig
- Microsoft & Snowflake’s Commitment to Apache OssiePower BI Copilot · toolsIf you haven't already, check out FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and Agents for a complete look at all of our FabCon Europe announcements across Fabric and Microsoft Databases. Advancing an open, interoperable semantic foundation for AI-powered analytics Today, Microsoft is pleased to affirm our commitment to Apache Ossie (incubating) , a co
- Power BI’s next chapter: The evolution of business intelligencePower BI Copilot · toolsIf you haven't already, check out FabCon and SQLCon 2026 in Barcelona: Building the data foundation for Microsoft Copilot and Agents for a complete look at all of our FabCon Europe announcements across Fabric and Microsoft Databases. More than a decade ago, I watched Power BI change the way users work, analyze and take action on their data. Since then, I have had the privilege of seeing it grow al
- Manage semantic model settings in context with the default settings pane (Preview)Power BI Copilot · toolsThe semantic model settings pane is becoming the default way to configure semantic models in the Power BI service. The pane opens alongside your workspace, so you can review and change settings without leaving the current page. It provides the same settings as the full semantic model settings page while keeping the surrounding context visible. The classic settings page remains available during thi
- Power BI Q&A retirement reminder: February 2027 timeline updatePower BI Copilot · toolsIn December, we announced the retirement of Power BI Q A , our legacy natural-language querying experience, with retirement planned for December 2026. To give current Q A user's additional time to assess their dependencies and transition to newer Copilot-powered solutions, we’re extending the retirement date to February 2027. This post recaps the affected experiences and provides updates on Copilo
- Modern Power BI architecture choices for reporting on Azure Databricks: A performance benchmark for Power BI storage modesPower BI Copilot · toolsMany enterprise Power BI semantic models use Azure Databricks as a data source. When building these models, developers and architects face an early and consequential decision: which storage mode to use. Cost, security, and ease of development and tuning all factor in — but report performance is probably the most important of them, because reports that are slow to load are one of the most common ca
- Power BI sample reports, refreshed with modern visual defaultsPower BI Copilot · toolsMicrosoft has refreshed its Power BI sample reports with modern visual defaults, stronger semantic models, mobile-optimized layouts, and newer authoring features to help creators build clearer, more effective reports.
- Direct Lake Calculated Columns (Preview)Power BI Copilot · toolsCalculated columns are now available in preview for Direct Lake on OneLake semantic models. This has been one of the most requested capabilities since Direct Lake launched and closes a long-standing gap with Import and DirectQuery storage modes. You can define calculated columns directly in your semantic model using DAX in web modeling and Power BI Desktop, without changing the table storage mode
- Upgrade Power BI Dataflows Gen1 to Fabric Dataflows Gen2 with the Upgrade Wizard (Preview)Power BI Copilot · toolsUpgrading Power BI Dataflows Gen1 is now easier with the Dataflows Upgrade Wizard. Now in preview for eligible workspaces assigned to Fabric capacity, the wizard provides a guided experience to upgrade Power BI Dataflows Gen1 items to Fabric Dataflows Gen2 (CI/CD). The wizard preserves key properties of the existing dataflow and assesses each item before you begin, helping you understand the upgra
- Power BI August 2026 Feature SummaryPower BI Copilot · toolsWelcome to the August 2026 Power BI Feature Summary! This month includes updates across reporting, modeling, data connectivity, mobile, embedded analytics, and developer experiences, with a mix of generally available enhancements and new preview capabilities. Let's take a look at what's new. Table of Contents Download Power BI Desktop Events and Announcements September 15 | What a Winning Power BI
- The AI Semantic Layer You Probably Already HavePower BI Copilot · toolsIf your organization uses Power BI, you own something most companies chasing AI are desperately trying to build. You just may not know it by name. Let me explain. The invisible thing behind every report Every Power BI report you have ever opened sits on top of a semantic model . Every single one. No exceptions. The report is the visible part; the semantic model is the machinery underneath that mak
- Edit your Power BI projects anywhere and reload them instantly in Power BI Desktop (Preview)Power BI Copilot · toolsPower BI Projects (PBIP) make reports and semantic models file-based, enabling source control, automation, and other developer workflows. You can edit those files directly in a code editor or through external tools. Until now, changes made outside of Power BI Desktop wouldn't appear until you restarted the application. With this update, Power BI Desktop detects those changes automatically, so ther
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