Microsoft is changing how Fabric Data Warehouse charges for compute starting August 2026. Most teams will discover what that means on their next capacity bill. This article is a technical breakdown of the change, what the math actually looks like, and how to rethink workload design before the surprise arrives. Why This Change Matters More Than It Sounds When a cloud platform adjusts its billing model, the announcement usually reads like a changelog — a couple of dry sentences buried in a n...