Azure Managed Identity Authentication for Azure SQL Database by Azure Data Factory

In this article we will have a step by step demo on how usingAzure Managed Identity, Azure Data Factory authenticates Azure SQL Database and Synapse Workspace authenticates Azure Synapse Analytics. Microsoft Recommendation on Passwordless Authentication Managed identities are the recommended authentication option for secure, passwordless connections between Azure resources. Azure Managed Identity Authentication: WHAT it… Continue reading Azure Managed Identity Authentication for Azure SQL Database by Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Azure Unified Data and Analytics Architecture

๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐€๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž Let’s have a quick view on the sample use cases and architectural components of this Unified Data and Analytics platform using Azure native data services. This architecture consistent of all components From data source to staging blob storage via ingestion and Subsequently clean and transformation, Stores… Continue reading Microsoft Azure Unified Data and Analytics Architecture

Cast Transformation DEMO in Mapping Data flow of Azure Data Factory

Recently Cast transformation is introduced to Mapping Data Flow in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics. In this article, we will perform a quick demo on how to use this cast transformation in data flow. We will also explore every option available in Cast transformation Settings. How Cast Transformation helps Data Engineer? It allows… Continue reading Cast Transformation DEMO in Mapping Data flow of Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics provides new tabbed layout UI to setup of Azure Integration Runtime

Now Microsoft Azure Data Factory & Synapse Analytics provides Clean & Simple new tabbed layout UI to create/edit Azure Integration Runtime. This new tabbed UI makes it easy and simple to create/edit the Azure Integration Runtime. This new UI layout is available both in Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse. There are 3 integration runtime… Continue reading Azure Data Factory and Synapse Analytics provides new tabbed layout UI to setup of Azure Integration Runtime

Azure Data Factory data flows: ‘incremental extract’ feature allows to read only changed rows on Azure SQL DB sources

Azure Data Factory introduced new feature in data flow: ‘incremental extract’ allows to read only rows that changed (delta or incremental data) on Azure SQL DB sources using mapping data flow. Currently this feature is in Public Preview. This feature is one of the ways to the implement ‘Incremental ETL’ and ‘CDC – Change Data… Continue reading Azure Data Factory data flows: ‘incremental extract’ feature allows to read only changed rows on Azure SQL DB sources

Microsoft Azure Data Factory: Data Integration and Transformation for Warehousing and Analytics

Microsoft Azure Cloud Data Warehousing & analytics reference architecture: integrates large amounts of data from multiple sources into a Cloud Data Warehouse for analytics using Azure cloud native data services. In this reference architecture, we will use Azure Data Factory for data integration & transformation: “Azure Data Factoryis the cloud-based ETL and data integration service… Continue reading Microsoft Azure Data Factory: Data Integration and Transformation for Warehousing and Analytics

Azure Synapse Lake Database: WHY & HOW to get started?

In this article we will discuss WHY we need lake database in Azure Synapse i.e. what challenges it solves and HOW it solves these challenges and HOW to get started with lake database. Currently this Azure Synapse Lake database is in public preview. The lake database in Azure Synapse Analytics enables customers to bring together… Continue reading Azure Synapse Lake Database: WHY & HOW to get started?