Get to insights faster with SaaS databases and “chat with your data” experiences in Microsoft Fabric
A recent study from the Social Science Research Network looked at 5,000 developers using generative AI tools in their day-to-day work and found a 26% average increase in completed tasks. The massive opportunity generative AI presents for developers and data professionals was one of the key driving forces behind the initial development of Microsoft Fabric. Rather than simply bolting GenAI onto our existing products, we set out to thoughtfully design a new data platform from the ground up to support generative AI experiences within the product as well as custom AI built on other platforms.
Unlocking Insights with Fabric Databases
Microsoft Fabric has introduced Fabric Databases, a new class of SaaS databases built directly into Fabric that are easy to deploy and manage, providing developers with instant access to streamline application development. With SQL databases in Fabric, developers can provision in seconds for structured data that is highly available and secure by default. The expansion of Fabric Databases now includes the preview of Cosmos DB in Fabric, allowing for the handling of semi-structured data like text, documents, emails, and graphs, essential for AI training.
The integration of Cosmos DB in Fabric offers developers a high-performance database with dynamic scalability and 99.999% reliability. This expansion supports both SQL and NoSQL models, providing the flexibility to build AI applications grounded in operational, transactional, and analytical data. Developers can leverage Cosmos DB data in OneLake for analytics such as near real-time sentiment analysis for chat applications.
Enhancing Virtual Capabilities with Digital Twin Builder
Microsoft Fabric introduces the preview of digital twin builder, enabling organizations to create, manage, and visualize digital twins at scale within Fabric Real-Time Intelligence. Digital twin builder simplifies the process of building and managing virtual representations of real-world objects and processes, democratizing and scaling digital twins for operators and decision-makers. Seamless integration across Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake and Power BI, allows organizations to unlock insights across their entire data estate.
Interacting with Data through Natural Language Conversations
Microsoft Fabric introduces two new experiences for Power BI and Copilot Studio users, allowing them to interact with their data through natural language conversations. Users can engage in conversations with their data, analyzing, and exploring data effortlessly. The new chat with your data experience expands user capabilities to ask broader questions and retrieve relevant data intelligently, enhancing the accessibility of insights.
Transforming Data Access with OneLake
OneLake serves as the single point of access to discover and explore data for organizations, unifying the multi-cloud data estate without data duplication or movement. New capabilities in OneLake, including shortcut transformations and materialized lake views, simplify data preparation and transformation at scale, accelerating the progression of raw data into actionable intelligence within the medallion architecture.
Microsoft Fabric is driving transformation across businesses worldwide, with over 21,000 customers leveraging the platform, including more than 70% of the Fortune 500. From Bridgestone and the International Workplace Group to Iceland Foods and Lumen, Fabric is delivering impactful solutions across industries and geographies.
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