Microsoft has announced the public preview of Cosmos DB in Fabric, making it accessible to all users. This integration brings the power of Azure Cosmos DB’s scalable, high-performance NoSQL capabilities directly into the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem—offering a unified, AI-ready data platform for real-time analytics, app development, and business intelligence.
Key Highlights:
Unified Data Platform
- Store semi-structured NoSQL data alongside relational data.
- Use Cosmos DB natively in Fabric to build, analyze, and manage data—all within the same environment.
Real-Time Analytics with OneLake
- Automatic mirroring to OneLake replicates Cosmos DB data in near real-time using open-source Delta format.
- Enables analysis using SQL queries, Power BI, Spark notebooks, Copilot features, and more—without manual replication.
Vector & Full-Text Search
- Vector indexing for advanced semantic searches (e.g., product recommendations, smart assistants).
- Full-text search supports complex text queries using linguistic and pattern recognition techniques.
Use Cases
- Knowledge Assistant: Stores and queries JSON-based support documents using vector search.
- Customer Profiles: Real-time app personalization using Cosmos DB’s low-latency access and OneLake for in-depth analytics.
Copilot is becoming a true end-to-end data companion, meeting users wherever they work — in chat, email, or slides.
Developer & DevOps Support
CI/CD Capabilities
- Deployment Pipelines: Promote artifacts across Dev, Test, and Prod seamlessly.
- Git Integration: Version control and team collaboration with direct Git repo connections.
Monitoring & Billing
- Metrics Summary Panel: Built-in usage insights for each Cosmos DB artifact.
- Fabric Capacity Metrics App: Broader resource tracking across Fabric.
- Unified Billing: Cosmos DB usage counts toward Fabric capacity units for streamlined cost management.
Get Started
- Try it today using a free Fabric trial.
- Existing Fabric users can request access from their Tenant Admin.
Cosmos DB in Fabric offers a simple, secure, and AI-optimized solution to build modern apps, analyze data in real-time, and scale effortlessly—all within one unified Microsoft ecosystem.
