Licensing Reference
Licensing reference materials are continuously updated, highly-detailed entries covering Microsoft licensing terms, procedures, practices and timelines.
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Product Reference
Product reference materials are clear, concise definitions and descriptions of Microsoft's ever-growing catalog of products and services.
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Fabric
Microsoft Fabric is a SaaS analytics platform that combines Microsoft’s data integration, data engineering, data... more
Fabric for GCC and GCC High Is Imminent
September 28, 2026
Fabric, Microsoft’s data and analytics platform, is finally in public preview for US Government Community...more
Fabric IQ: The Long Road to Smarter Data
August 10, 2026
Fabric IQ enhances OneLake data with additional business context to help AI, agents, and other...more
Power BI and Fabric Limiting User Levels: Consolidate Now
July 20, 2025
Microsoft is limiting the number of individual assignments in Power BI and Fabric workspaces. Administrators...more
Copilot Now Available to Power BI Pro and Desktop Users
July 8, 2025
Copilot for Power BI and Copilot for Fabric features are now available for most Power...more
Surge Protection Stabilizes Power BI, Fabric Performance, With Limits
June 9, 2025
Surge protection is a Power BI and Fabric feature that reduces the chance of unexpected...more
Microsoft Fabric: A Straight Answer and Roadmap
Updated: July 13, 2023
Microsoft Fabric is a data analytics cloud service based on existing services. It improves collaboration...more
Time Series Announces Retirement, Nine-Day Cutoff
Updated: May 31, 2023
Microsoft announced plans to retire Azure Time Series Insights as of Mar. 2025, but also...more
Azure Data Explorer Analyzes Streaming Data
Updated: February 4, 2021
Azure Data Explorer is a service that helps analyze large amounts of data from sources...more
Database, Analytics, and AI/ML Roadmap
