{"id":22825,"date":"2026-08-25T17:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inkubitstaging.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:04:14","slug":"top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 6 New Features: Microsoft Power BI &#038; Microsoft Fabric 2025 Release Wave 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/de-de\/power-platform\/release-plan\/2025wave2\/\">release wave<\/a> not only brings technical developments, it changes the way reporting and data work in everyday life. Copilot creates first reports directly from voice input. Semantic models can be maintained in a more structured way. And Fabric connects external sources, pipelines, and alerts into an end-to-end data flow.   <\/p>\n<p>Especially for companies that are already using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/solutions\/microsoft-power-bi\/\">Power BI<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/solutions\/microsoft-fabric\/\">Fabric<\/a> productively, this is the right moment to deal with the innovations:<br \/>\n Which features specifically save you time, automation or transparency \u2013 without complex implementation? Which of them can be activated with just a few clicks and immediately create added value? <\/p>\n<p>Because one thing is clear: If you take your data strategy to the next level, you don&#8217;t start with the technology, but with the targeted use of the right functions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/div>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Release_timeline_at_a_glance\" >Release timeline at a glance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Why_you_should_deal_with_the_new_features_now\" >Why you should deal with the new features now<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Copilot_for_Power_BI_Create_reports_by_voice\" >Copilot for Power BI: Create reports by voice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Direct_Lake_Mode_Fast_access_to_large_amounts_of_data\" >Direct Lake Mode: Fast access to large amounts of data<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Improved_semantic_models_in_Power_BI_Desktop\" >Improved semantic models in Power BI Desktop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Data_Activator_Reactive_Dashboards_with_Automation\" >Data Activator: Reactive Dashboards with Automation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#Notebook-based_pipelines_for_data_flows\" >Notebook-based pipelines for data flows<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#OneLake_Shortcuts_Integrate_Azure_AWS_Data_Sources_Directly\" >OneLake Shortcuts: Integrate Azure &#038; AWS Data Sources Directly<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inkubit.com\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/25\/top-6-new-features-microsoft-power-bi-microsoft-fabric-2025-release-wave-2\/#When_will_you_use_your_new_advantage\" >When will you use your new advantage?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1172\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Release_timeline_at_a_glance\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1172\">Release timeline at a glance<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1459\">\n<thead data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1231\">\n<tr data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1231\">\n<th data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1211\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><\/th>\n<p> Milestone<\/p>\n<th data-start=\"1211\" data-end=\"1231\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1459\">\n<tr data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1345\">\n<td data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1325\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\ud83d\udcd1 Release Plan<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1325\" data-end=\"1345\" data-col-size=\"sm\">16. July 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1402\">\n<td data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1382\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\ud83e\uddea Early Access (Preview)<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1402\" data-col-size=\"sm\">August 4th, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1459\">\n<td data-start=\"1403\" data-end=\"1439\" data-col-size=\"sm\">\ud83d\ude80 General availability<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1459\" data-col-size=\"sm\">October 1st, 2025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"156\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_should_deal_with_the_new_features_now\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"156\">Why you should deal with the new features now<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"421\">Many of the new functions can be activated directly, without a long project duration or external tools. Copilot, Data Activator or the new modeling options in particular are designed to expand existing reports and workflows and not replace them. At the same time, the foundation beneath the surface is changing: If you start adapting your models or using OneLake shortcuts at an early stage, you create the basis for scalability and governance. Those who wait will have to follow suit later, with more effort and less strategic leeway.   <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"712\" data-end=\"897\">Now is the right time to check specifically:<br data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"764\"\/>Which functions bring you real added value?<br data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"819\"\/>Which ones can be easily activated \u2013 and where is the next step worthwhile?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"284\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Copilot_for_Power_BI_Create_reports_by_voice\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"284\">Copilot for Power BI: Create reports by voice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"532\"><strong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"306\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"306\" data-end=\"309\">Copilot in Power BI generates initial visualizations and reports based on simple voice input. Users describe what they want to analyze \u2013 Power BI creates suggestions that can be further customized. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"534\" data-end=\"778\">\ud83d\udd37 <em data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"581\">Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"584\"\/>Report creation becomes more accessible \u2013 even for business units without in-depth Power BI know-how. This creates initial insights faster without the BI department having to manually process every request. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"850\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Direct_Lake_Mode_Fast_access_to_large_amounts_of_data\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"850\">Direct Lake Mode: Fast access to large amounts of data<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1047\"><strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"872\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"872\" data-end=\"875\">In the future, Power BI will be able to access data in the lake directly \u2013 without any prior import. This improves performance on large models and noticeably reduces latency. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1265\">\ud83d\udd37 <em data-start=\"1051\" data-end=\"1096\">Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1099\"\/>Especially with real-time data or large tables, reporting is not only faster, but also requires less maintenance. This reduces loading times and increases user acceptance. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1331\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improved_semantic_models_in_Power_BI_Desktop\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1331\">Improved semantic models in Power BI Desktop<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1504\"><strong data-start=\"1333\" data-end=\"1353\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1353\" data-end=\"1356\">Power BI Desktop gets more functions for modeling \u2013 for example, for separating calculation logic and visualization, for clearer, maintainable reports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1718\">\ud83d\udd37 <em data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1553\">Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"1553\" data-end=\"1556\"\/>More complex dashboards can be structured more cleanly. This not only helps with development, but also with governance and sharing with other teams. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1725\" data-end=\"1788\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Data_Activator_Reactive_Dashboards_with_Automation\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1788\">Data Activator: Reactive Dashboards with Automation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1985\"><strong data-start=\"1790\" data-end=\"1810\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1813\">With Data Activator, you can trigger alerts and automatic actions directly from Power BI data, such as emails, Teams messages, or processes in Power Automate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2227\">\ud83d\udd37 <em data-start=\"1989\" data-end=\"2034\">Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"2034\" data-end=\"2037\"\/>Reports become directly usable recommendations for action. Teams no longer need to check regularly \u2013 they are actively notified when thresholds are reached or exceeded. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1987\" data-end=\"2227\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/de-de\/power-bi\/create-reports\/media\/power-bi-automate-visual\/power-automate-visual-resized-repositioned-report.png\" alt=\"Create a Power Automate visual for Power BI - Power BI...\"><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2285\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notebook-based_pipelines_for_data_flows\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2238\" data-end=\"2285\">Notebook-based pipelines for data flows<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2512\"><strong data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2307\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2307\" data-end=\"2310\">Microsoft Fabric enables the creation of data pipelines using Jupyter-like notebooks. This allows data to be pre-processed, transformed, and orchestrated \u2013 integrated into your fabric environment. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2514\" data-end=\"2740\">\ud83d\udd37 <em>Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"2561\" data-end=\"2564\"\/>Data preparation is becoming more flexible and reproducible, especially for data engineers using Python or Spark. This makes it easier to transfer between teams and systems. <\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2747\" data-end=\"2815\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"OneLake_Shortcuts_Integrate_Azure_AWS_Data_Sources_Directly\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"2751\" data-end=\"2815\">OneLake Shortcuts: Integrate Azure &#038; AWS Data Sources Directly<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2817\" data-end=\"3023\"><strong data-start=\"2817\" data-end=\"2837\">What&#8217;s new?<\/strong><br data-start=\"2837\" data-end=\"2840\">With OneLake, data from Azure Data Lake or AWS S3 can be integrated via shortcuts \u2013 without copying or duplicating. The data is immediately available for reports or AI models. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3264\">\ud83d\udd37<em data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3072\"> Why is this relevant for your company?<\/em><br data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3075\"\/>Less redundant data storage, faster connection to external sources \u2013 and more control over the data flow. This saves storage costs and accelerates projects with multiple platforms. <\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4956\" data-end=\"5041\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_will_you_use_your_new_advantage\"><\/span><strong data-start=\"4963\" data-end=\"5041\">When will you use your new advantage?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"5043\" data-end=\"5137\">You&#8217;re already using Microsoft Power BI or Fabric \u2013 but are you taking advantage of all the new possibilities?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5139\" data-end=\"5316\">Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/inkubit\/first-consultation\">short meeting<\/a> with our team now \u2013 we will show you which functions have the greatest leverage for your processes and how you can activate them in a targeted manner!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power BI &#038; Microsoft Fabric deliver concrete improvements for reporting, performance and automation in the current release wave.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":22826,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[211,221,291,290,284],"tags":[212],"class_list":["post-22825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-microsoft-copilot","category-microsoft-fabric","category-microsoft-power-bi","category-microsoft-power-platform","tag-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Microsoft Power BI &amp; 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