Azure Synapse Analytics

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Azure analytics service that combines data warehousing and big data analytics; its serverless SQL pool can query files such as public Azure Open Datasets directly with OPENROWSET without provisioning storage.

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Episodes about Azure Synapse Analytics

Automate Real-Time Actions with Fabric Data Activator

2025-08-15 · Video on YouTube

Stop waiting on dashboards. Fabric Data Activator turns live signals into instant actions—pausing bad pipelines, placing purchase orders, opening D365 work orders, or triggering API calls the moment thresholds hit. Because it’s native to Microsoft Fabric, it…

Azure Open Datasets - Simply Explained

2026-07-14 · Video on YouTube

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…

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Articles about Azure Synapse Analytics (4)

Databricks vs Fabric vs Synapse: Choosing the Right Azure Data Platform
2026-10-21 · Mirko Peters
Compare Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Azure Synapse. Learn when to use each big data platform for your enterprise cloud architecture.
Understanding Cost Entropy: Why Your Azure Bill Keeps Growing
2026-08-28 · Mirko Peters
Managing cloud costs can often feel like an uphill battle. If you have ever stared at your monthly Microsoft Azure invoice and wondered why your budget keeps expand…
Fabric vs Synapse: Comparing Microsoft’s Analytics Platforms
2026-02-11 · Mirko Peters
You’ve probably heard the buzz about Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse Analytics. Both promise to supercharge data and analytics, but picking between them ca…
Dataverse to Fabric Integration
2025-11-21 · Mirko Peters
Compare Dataverse to Fabric integration patterns, including Synapse Link, Dataflow Gen2, and Link to Fabric, for reliable analytics architecture.

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