Summary

  • Microsoft is seeking to reduce data complexity for enterprises by introducing more database options for its Microsoft Fabric strategy.
  • While Azure SQL is widely used, when it comes to AI, the more influential database platform is CosmosDB, which is the foundation for OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
  • CosmosDB is also being integrated with Azure AI Foundry to give more direct access for AI to data.
  • In addition, Microsoft Copilot will be supported in the PowerBI business intelligence platform, while SQL Server 2025 database will be previewed and the DiskANN vector index will be open sourced.
  • Microsoft Fabric now has more than 21,000 organisations using it as paying customers worldwide, including 70% of the Fortune 500.

By Sean Michael Kerner

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