Every Microsoft Fabric Feature, Explained
A living catalog of 89 Microsoft Fabric capabilities across 11 catalog tabs: what each is, when to use it, when to skip it, and its GA or preview month.
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Which Microsoft Fabric MCP Server Do You Need?
Microsoft ships ten official Model Context Protocol servers for Fabric, six remote and four local, and picking the wrong one is the most common way an AI agent stalls out. A decision tree for choosing the right one, plus your first working connection.
8 min readDelta Lake vs Apache Iceberg: Three Questions That Choose the Format for You
Delta Lake and Apache Iceberg now match on core capabilities, so the choice comes down to three questions: which engine writes the table, which catalog governs it, and who must read it without a copy. A decision guide with the Microsoft Fabric interop paths.
7 min readAI-Ready Semantic Models in Microsoft Fabric
Copilot and Fabric Data Agents answer from your semantic model's metadata, so preparing the model is the real AI work. A persona-mapped, flowchart-driven guide with brownfield and greenfield checklists.
7 min readWho Is Your Semantic Model Actually For?
A Power BI semantic model in Microsoft Fabric can be tuned for self-service exploration, certified analytics, or AI agents, but not all three at once. Six dimensions pull the model in different directions, and the one-source-three-models pattern resolves the conflict.
10 min readHash Functions in Microsoft Fabric: Decision Framework
Beginner-friendly guide to choosing hash functions across Microsoft Fabric. Why Spark hash() breaks at scale, how to make SHA-256 match across Spark, Warehouse, and KQL, and a top-5 comparison on F64 SKU.
8 min readMicrosoft Fabric Delta Optimization: Liquid Clustering & V-Order
V-Order, Liquid Clustering, OPTIMIZE, and VACUUM each solve a different problem in Microsoft Fabric. A decision framework for picking the right lever, not a checklist.
11 min readMicrosoft Fabric Production Engineering Maturity Model: A Six-Domain Assessment with Interactive Scoring
A structured rubric for assessing Microsoft Fabric operational maturity. Six domains, five levels, and an interactive dashboard to score your deployment and surface prioritized gaps.
8 min readFabCon Atlanta 2026: Every Announcement
Complete coverage of 30+ announcements from the combined FabCon + SQLCon event: Fabric IQ, OneLake Security, Runtime 2.0, Database Hub, and more.
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