Identities in Fabric: Reliable Automation at Enterprise Scale | Fabcon Europe 26

As organizations scale their data estate in Microsoft Fabric, identity has to balance security, reliability, and agility.

This session demystifies Fabric’s identity model— explaining exactly which identity an item, schedule, or shortcut uses to operate. We’ll walk through Fabric’s identity capabilities—service principals, workspace identity, and new identity capabilities—that give teams finer-grained control over how items execute. Together, they remove the dependency on individual human users and unlock enterprise-grade automation.

Through real-world scenarios—scheduled pipelines, notebook execution, and external data access—you’ll see how to design an identity model that scales across teams and environments without slowing developers or overburdening admins.