Azure Open Datasets

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Curated public datasets such as weather, census and holiday data that can be added to machine learning solutions in Azure.

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Key points about Azure Open Datasets

Azure Open Datasets are curated public datasets on Azure that remove the hurdle of finding and cleaning data for data science practice. · Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

Episodes about Azure Open Datasets

Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

2026-07-14

Azure Open Datasets gives you instant access to curated public datasets hosted by Microsoft in Azure, so you can spend less time searching for and cleaning data and more time building AI, analytics, and machine learning solutions. Instead of downloading files…

Articles about Azure Open Datasets (1)

Accelerating Data Science Workflows with Azure Open Datasets
2026-08-27 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the podcast companion blog! As data scientists and analytics engineers, we spend an astronomical amount of our valuable time tracking down, cleaning…

Frequently asked questions

What are Azure Open Datasets?

Azure Open Datasets are curated public datasets available on Microsoft Azure, offered for free to support data science and machine learning projects. · From the episode: Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

Why use Azure Open Datasets for learning data science?

Finding usable public data is frustrating: odd formats, unclear column names and missing values. These datasets are ready to use in minutes without scraping or cleaning. · From the episode: Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

How can I access Azure Open Datasets?

You can access them through tools like Python, Power BI and Azure Machine Learning. Because the datasets are free and high quality, you can focus on generating insights instead of data preparation. · From the episode: Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

Are Azure Open Datasets really free to work with?

The data is free, but compute is not. The episode warns not to build wasteful pipelines and to sample a small subset first. · From the episode: Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

Can I combine open datasets with my own data?

Yes. You can combine Azure Open Datasets with your own data for deeper insights. The datasets are free, high-quality data for data science projects, so they complement internal data well. · From the episode: Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

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