Merge pull request #307652 from WilliamDAssafMSFT/20251031-sql-server-mirroring-instead-of-synapse-link

[SCOPED] 20251031 update metadata, add note about Fabric Mirroring

Author: denrea

articles/synapse-analytics/quickstart-connect-synapse-link-cosmos-db.md

@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@
 title: 'Quickstart: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB'
 description: How to connect an Azure Cosmos DB to a Synapse workspace with Synapse Link
 author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: sidandrews, yexu
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
 ms.topic: quickstart
-ms.date: 04/21/2020
-ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: cosmos-db, mode-other
 ---
 
 # Quickstart: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
 
 This article describes how to access an Azure Cosmos DB database from Azure Synapse Analytics studio with Synapse Link. 
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Cosmos DB, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Before you connect an Azure Cosmos DB account to your workspace, there are a few things that you need.

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/concept-synapse-link-cosmos-db-support.md

@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@
 title: Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB supported features
 description: Understand the current list of actions supported by Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
 author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: sidandrews, yexu
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
-ms.date: 06/02/2021
-ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: cosmos-db
 ---
 
 # Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB supported features
 
 This article describes the functionalities that are currently supported in Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Cosmos DB, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Azure Synapse support
 
 There are two types of containers in Azure Cosmos DB:

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-database-vnet.md

@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@
 title: Configure Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security
 description: Learn how to configure Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security.
 author: yexu
+ms.author: yexu
+ms.reviewer: wiassaf, imotiwala
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
-ms.date: 11/16/2022
-ms.author: yexu
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
-
 ---
 
 # Configure Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security
 
 This article is a guide for configuring Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security. Before you begin, you should know how to create and start Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database from [Get started with Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database](connect-synapse-link-sql-database.md). 
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Azure SQL Database, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, Cosmos DB, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Create a managed workspace virtual network without data exfiltration
 
 In this section, you create an Azure Synapse workspace with a managed virtual network enabled. For **Managed virtual network**, you'll select **Enable**, and for **Allow outbound data traffic only to approved targets**, you'll select **No**. For an overview, see [Azure Synapse Analytics managed virtual network](../security/synapse-workspace-managed-vnet.md).

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-database.md

@@ -3,17 +3,26 @@ title: Get started with Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database
 description: Learn how to connect an Azure SQL database to an Azure Synapse workspace with Azure Synapse Link.
 author: im-microsoft
 ms.author: imotiwala
-ms.date: 08/06/2024
+ms.reviewer: wiassaf, yexu
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
 ms.topic: how-to
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
 ---
 
 # Get started with Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database
 
 This article is a step-by-step guide for getting started with Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database. For an overview of this feature, see [Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database](sql-database-synapse-link.md). 
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Azure SQL Database, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, Cosmos DB, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - To get Azure Synapse Link for SQL, see [Create a new Azure Synapse workspace](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Synapse). The current tutorial is to create Azure Synapse Link for SQL in a public network. This article assumes that you selected **Disable Managed virtual network** and **Allow connections from all IP address** when you created an Azure Synapse workspace. If you want to configure Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security, also see [Configure Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL Database with network security](connect-synapse-link-sql-database-vnet.md).

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022-vnet.md

@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
 ---
 title: Configure Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security
 description: Learn how to configure Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security.
-author: yexu
-ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
+author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: wiassaf, yexu
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
 ms.date: 03/15/2023
-ms.author: yexu
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
-
 ---
 
 # Configure Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security
 
 This article is a guide for configuring Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security. Before you begin this process, you should know how to create and start Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022. For information, see [Get started with Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022](connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022.md). 
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Cosmos DB, Oracle, Snowflake, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Create a managed workspace virtual network without data exfiltration
 
 In this section, you create an Azure Synapse workspace with a managed virtual network enabled. You'll enable **managed virtual network**, and then select **No** to allow outbound traffic from the workspace to any target. For an overview, see [Azure Synapse Analytics managed virtual network](../security/synapse-workspace-managed-vnet.md).

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022.md

@@ -2,20 +2,28 @@
 title: Create Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022
 description: Learn how to create and connect a SQL Server 2022 instance to an Azure Synapse workspace by using Azure Synapse Link.
 author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: wiassaf, yexu
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
 ms.date: 07/30/2024
-ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom:
-  - engagement-fy23
   - sfi-image-nochange
 ---
 
 # Get started with Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022
 
 This article is a step-by-step guide for getting started with Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022. For an overview, see [Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022](sql-server-2022-synapse-link.md). 
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, Cosmos DB, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 * Before you begin, see [Create a new Azure Synapse workspace](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Synapse) to get Azure Synapse Link for SQL. The current tutorial is to create Azure Synapse Link for SQL in a public network. This article assumes that you selected **Disable Managed virtual network** and **Allow connections from all IP addresses** when you created an Azure Synapse workspace. If you want to configure Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security, also see [Configure Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 with network security](connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022-vnet.md).
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ This article is a step-by-step guide for getting started with Azure Synapse Link
 
    > [!NOTE]
    > The number of cores you select here are allocated to the ingestion service for processing data loading and changes. They don't affect the target dedicated SQL pool configuration.
-   > If you can’t connect to landing zone using generated SAS token due to limitation from your storage, you can try to use delegation SAS token to connect to landing zone as well. 
+   > If you can't connect to landing zone using generated SAS token due to limitation from your storage, you can try to use delegation SAS token to connect to landing zone as well. 
 
 1. With the new Azure Synapse Link connection open, you can now update the target table name, distribution type, and structure type.
 
@@ -299,7 +307,7 @@ A shared access signature token is required for the SQL change feed to get acces
    :::image type="content" source="../media/connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022/landing-zone-rotate-sas-token.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to get a new shared access signature token.":::
 
    > [!NOTE]
-   > If you can’t connect to landing zone using generated SAS token due to limitation from your storage, you can try to use delegation SAS token to connect to landing zone as well. 
+   > If you can't connect to landing zone using generated SAS token due to limitation from your storage, you can try to use delegation SAS token to connect to landing zone as well. 
 
 
 ## Next steps

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/faq.yml

@@ -2,20 +2,33 @@
 metadata:
   title: FAQ - Azure Synapse Link for SQL
   description: FAQ for Azure Synapse Link for SQL
-  author: dearandyxu
-  ms.author: yexu
-  ms.reviewer:  imotiwala
+  author: im-microsoft
+  ms.author: imotiwala
+  ms.reviewer: wiassaf, yexu
   ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
   ms.topic: faq
   ms.subservice: synapse-link
-  ms.date: 05/07/2025
+  ms.date: 10/31/2025
+  ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
   ms.custom: references_regions, build-2025
 title: Azure Synapse Link for SQL FAQ
 summary: In this guide, find the most frequently asked questions for Azure Synapse Link for SQL.
 
 sections:
   - name: General
     questions:
+      - question: |
+          What is Azure Synapse Link for SQL?
+        answer: |
+          Azure Synapse Link for SQL is a feature used to replicate data from Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2022 to Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool continuously with low latency.
+
+          > [!IMPORTANT]
+          > **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+          >
+          > With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Cosmos DB, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, and more. 
+          > 
+          > For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
       - question: |
           Can I use Azure Synapse Link for SQL to replicate data to Azure Synapse SQL serverless pool as the destination store?
         answer: |

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/how-to-connect-synapse-link-cosmos-db.md

@@ -2,18 +2,27 @@
 title: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
 description: Learn how to connect an Azure Cosmos DB database to an Azure Synapse workspace with Azure Synapse Link.
 author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: sidandrews, yexu
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
-ms.date: 03/02/2021
-ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: cosmos-db, mode-other
 ---
 
 # Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
 
 This article describes how to access an Azure Cosmos DB database from Azure Synapse Analytics Studio with Azure Synapse Link.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, Cosmos DB, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Before you connect an Azure Cosmos DB database to your workspace, you'll need an:

articles/synapse-analytics/synapse-link/how-to-copy-to-sql-pool.md

@@ -2,19 +2,27 @@
 title: Copy Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB data into a dedicated SQL pool using Apache Spark
 description: Load the data into a Spark dataframe, curate the data, and load it into a dedicated SQL pool table
 author: im-microsoft
+ms.author: imotiwala
+ms.reviewer: sidandrews
 ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
 ms.topic: quickstart
 ms.subservice: synapse-link
-ms.date: 08/10/2020
-ms.author: imotiwala
-ms.reviewer:  sidandrews
+ms.date: 10/31/2025
+ms.update-cycle: 1825-days
 ms.custom: cosmos-db, mode-other
 ---
 
 # Copy data from Azure Cosmos DB into a dedicated SQL pool using Apache Spark
 
 Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB enables users to run near real-time analytics over operational data in Azure Cosmos DB. However, there are times when some data needs to be aggregated and enriched to serve data warehouse users. Curating and exporting Azure Synapse Link data can be done with just a few cells in a notebook.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> **Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric is now available.** Mirroring to Fabric provides all the capabilities of Azure Synapse Link with better analytical performance, the ability to unify your data estate with OneLake in Fabric, and open access to your data in Delta Parquet format. Instead of Azure Synapse Link, use Fabric Mirroring. 
+>
+> With Mirroring to Microsoft Fabric, you can continuously replicate your existing data estate directly into OneLake in Fabric, including data from Cosmos DB, SQL Server 2016+, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Oracle, Snowflake, and more. 
+> 
+> For more information, see [Microsoft Fabric mirrored databases](/fabric/database/mirrored-database/overview).
+
 ## Prerequisites
 * [Provision a Synapse workspace](../quickstart-create-workspace.md) with:
     * [Serverless Apache Spark pool](../quickstart-create-apache-spark-pool-studio.md)