Fabric's Lakehouse Query Explorer: No More Notebook Just to Check Data

Fabric's Lakehouse Query Explorer went GA in the July 2026 update — Spark SQL queries directly inside the Lakehouse explorer, no notebook spin-up required. This video breaks down what it actually does, the DML capability most people miss, and the one gotcha that'll cost you a query if you don't know about it first. In this video: • Why this exists (the daily friction it removes) • IntelliSense, cross-schema queries, inline charts • Cold start vs warm start — what that session status bar means • The DML capability the SQL endpoint doesn't give you • The one thing that will lose your work if you're not careful. Watch next — Medallion Architecture Explained:    • Medallion Architecture Explained: Bronze, ...   New Fabric features, broken down the week they go GA. Subscribe if that's useful to you. #MicrosoftFabric #Lakehouse #SparkSQL #DataEngineering