Best of FabCon 2026: What’s New in Microsoft Fabric

In this webinar, Concurrency experts Brian Haydin and Suneer Mehmood break down the most important Microsoft Fabric updates coming out of FabCon—what’s truly new, what’s rolling from preview to GA, and what teams should verify in their tenant before making big bets. Rather than repeating keynote hype, this session focuses on real-world adoption: how to unify your data estate with OneLake, apply governance consistently, improve Power BI performance with Direct Lake, and prepare for the next wave of agent-enabled experiences across Fabric. You’ll also hear practical guidance on operating models (RACI/ownership), security enforcement realities, and how to phase adoption over a 90-day plan. From the Database Hub’s single-pane-of-glass management view to Fabric IQ’s semantic grounding (ontology/graph/planning) and MCP-based agent tooling, Brian and Suneer share what’s available now, what’s emerging, and how to approach pilots safely—without creating governance gaps or “confidently wrong” AI outcomes. You’ll learn: ✅ The “unify data → govern → add meaning → enable agents” adoption sequence for Fabric ✅ What Database Hub is (and isn’t) today—and why ownership/RACI matters early ✅ How OneLake security policy aims to enforce consistently across engines—and where teams should test for gaps ✅ Why Direct Lake (GA) changes Power BI performance—and the migration limitations to watch for ✅ How Fabric IQ addresses ambiguous business definitions (like “revenue”) using ontology + semantic grounding ✅ What MCP for Fabric enables (pipelines, semantic queries, workspace actions) and how Skills + Jumpstart accelerate builds ✅ Practical notes on vector indexing (DiskANN) + when event streaming is worth it ✅ A pragmatic 90-day action plan to validate governance, Direct Lake feasibility, and agentic workflows Who should watch: Data & analytics leaders, BI teams, data engineers, platform owners, architects, and Microsoft-first organizations who want a realistic view of what Fabric can do today—and how to adopt it safely as agent capabilities mature. Resources & Next Steps: 👉 Follow Concurrency on LinkedIn:   / concurrency   👉 Learn more at: https://www.concurrency.com `` 00:00 - Introduction & FabCon 2026 Highlights 01:53 - The Fabric Strategy: Unify Data First 03:41 - Control Plane: The New Database Hub 04:51 - FabricIQ: Meaning & Data Ontology 05:24 - Building Fast AI Agents with MCP Tooling 07:24 - Direct Lake GA & OneLake Security Model 09:33 - Community Q&A: Adoption & Realities 25:01 - Developer Velocity: GitHub Copilot for SQL 33:18 - AI Agents: Business Outcomes & Governance 41:51 - Power BI Reporting & DAX Assistance 48:06 - Conclusion & Fabric Strategy Roadmap