Synapse Analytics Roadmap

Azure Synapse Analytics is a multipurpose analytics and data warehouse service designed for organizations with SQL Server and Apache Spark skills. Developers can use the service as a hub for consolidating data from transactional (relational and nonrelational) data sources and performing large-scale analytics like aggregations to discover insights.

Product: Synapse Analytics

Synapse Analytics’ near-term and long-term roadmaps are being controlled by Microsoft Fabric, a new end-to-end data and analytics platform. Fabric solves many of the complexities of deploying different services and sharing data and is the future of Microsoft in the data analytics space.

Near Term (2024–2025)

Microsoft’s near-term plan is to continue supporting Synapse Analytics while customers become comfortable with using Fabric, and while the Fabric service (especially OneLake) matures and gains more security and governance features. The duration for the changeover to Fabric will likely take several years. So in the near term, customers should feel comfortable using the service, but they should not expect significant updates or advancements in Synapse Analytics. For example, the Microsoft page for “What’s new in Azure Synapse Analytics?” has not been updated since Aug. 2023, highlighting Microsoft’s change in focus.