Microsoft Fabric August 2024: Key Updates For Data Professionals

The August 2024 updates for Microsoft Fabric puts Copilot and PowerBI at the forefront with some additional helpful enhancements for Data Engineers and Data Scientists. Here are the top 10 updates we think you should know about:

Top 10 Microsoft Fabric Updates for August 2024

1. Copilot and AI Enhancements in Power BI:

   • Users can now ask Copilot questions against their semantic model, improving data interaction and insights generation.

2. V-Order Behavior in Fabric Warehouses:

   • New feature allowing management of V-Order behavior at the warehouse level, enhancing data organization and retrieval efficiency.

3. Monitor ML Experiments from the Monitor Hub:

   • Integration of experiment items into the Monitoring Hub, facilitating easier tracking and management of machine learning experiments.

4. Modern Data Experience in Data Pipeline:

   • Enhanced connectivity to Azure resources, streamlining data integration and pipeline management.

5. Reporting Enhancements in Power BI:

   • Introduction of visual level format strings (preview) and dynamic per recipient subscriptions (generally available), enhancing report customization and distribution.

6. Improved Dataflow Performance:

   • Optimizations to dataflow performance, resulting in faster data processing and reduced latency.

7. Enhanced Security Features:

   • Introduction of new security features to protect data integrity and ensure compliance with industry standards.

8. Expanded Data Connectors:

   • Addition of new data connectors, broadening the range of data sources that can be integrated into the Fabric platform.

9. Data Integration Improvements in Power BI:

   • Updated Save and Upload to OneDrive Flow in Power BI, streamlining data management and sharing.

10. Embedded Analytics in Power BI:

    • Narrative visual with Copilot is now available in SaaS embed, enhancing storytelling and data presentation capabilities.

Conclusion

The August 2024 updates will help users supercharge their dashboards and more effectively monitor the Machine Learning and Copilot based solutions from within the Fabric portal.

For the full updates - check out this video from the Microsoft Team: