Introduction

  • 2 minutes

With the wide range of data stores available in Azure, there is the need to manage and orchestrate the movement data between them. In fact, you may want to automate a regular process of data movement as part of a wider enterprise analytical solution. Both Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Pipelines meet that need, and in this section, you will be introduced to this technology, its component parts, the Azure Data Factory process, and the security required to provision and manage the service.

Learning objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Understand Azure Data Factory
  • Describe data integration patterns
  • List the Data Factory Process
  • Describe the Azure Data Factory components
  • Manage Azure Data Factory Security
  • Setup Azure Data Factory
  • Create Linked Services
  • Create Datasets
  • Create Activities and Pipelines
  • Manage Integration runtime