How to Build Data-Powered Apps with Rayfin and Fabric SQL Database | Data Exposed

Name: How to Build Data-Powered Apps with Rayfin and Fabric SQL Database | Data Exposed
Uploaded: 2026-06-04T16:00:36+00:00
Description: Microsoft Developer’s Data Exposed episode shows how to build a data-powered application using Rayfin with a Microsoft Fabric SQL Database backend,...

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Microsoft Developer walks through building an application with Rayfin on Microsoft Fabric, using Fabric SQL Database as the backend and Fabric SSO for authentication.

Overview

This episode focuses on building data-powered apps on Microsoft Fabric using Rayfin, including:

Using Fabric SQL Database as the application backend
Using Fabric SSO authentication for sign-in
How Rayfin provides a code-first SDK to simplify app development on Fabric
Iterating on the application with GitHub Copilot, with an emphasis on Rayfin being designed for AI-assisted app development

What Rayfin is positioned to simplify

The session describes Rayfin as a way to reduce the amount of “plumbing” work required to build apps on Fabric by providing:

Data APIs
Authentication integration (via Fabric SSO)
Frontend hosting

The intent is to let developers focus on application logic rather than wiring up infrastructure.

Demo flow (as outlined by the video chapters)

Intro and motivation for Rayfin
What Rayfin simplifies for Fabric app development
Creating an app in Fabric with Rayfin
Rayfin as a managed Fabric backend
Using the code-first SDK
Using the Rayfin CLI
Demo walkthrough
Public preview announcement and how to try it

Resources

Rayfin: http://aka.ms/rayfin