Azure Data Factory Guides & Tutorials

Azure Data Factory end to end — pipelines, linked services, triggers, copy activity, mapping data flows and Synapse.

Azure Data Factory articles

• Azure Data Factory Roadmap 2026: A Complete Guide — Azure Data Factory Roadmap 2026: A Complete Guide — A step-by-step roadmap with skills, tools and a realistic timeline.
• ADF Pipelines Explained: Building Your First Pipeline — ADF Pipelines Explained: Building Your First Pipeline — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Linked Services in Azure Data Factory Explained — Linked Services in Azure Data Factory Explained — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Triggers in ADF: Schedule, Tumbling Window and Event — Triggers in ADF: Schedule, Tumbling Window and Event — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Copy Activity in Azure Data Factory: A Practical Guide — Copy Activity in Azure Data Factory: A Practical Guide — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Mapping Data Flows in ADF: Transformations Without Code — Mapping Data Flows in ADF: Transformations Without Code — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Data Engineer Certification (DP-203) Guide — Azure Data Engineer Certification (DP-203) Guide — Exam structure, syllabus, prep plan and resources that work.
• Azure Synapse Analytics Explained for Beginners — Azure Synapse Analytics Explained for Beginners — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Integration Runtimes in ADF: Azure, Self-Hosted and SSIS — Integration Runtimes in ADF: Azure, Self-Hosted and SSIS — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Datasets vs Linked Services vs Pipelines in ADF — Datasets vs Linked Services vs Pipelines in ADF — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Parameterizing Pipelines in Azure Data Factory — Parameterizing Pipelines in Azure Data Factory — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF vs Databricks: When to Use Each — ADF vs Databricks: When to Use Each — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Incremental Data Loading in Azure Data Factory — Incremental Data Loading in Azure Data Factory — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF Control Flow: ForEach, If and Until Activities — ADF Control Flow: ForEach, If and Until Activities — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Building an ETL Pipeline with ADF Step by Step — Building an ETL Pipeline with ADF Step by Step — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Explained — Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Explained — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• CI/CD for Azure Data Factory with Azure DevOps — CI/CD for Azure Data Factory with Azure DevOps — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Monitoring and Alerts in Azure Data Factory — Monitoring and Alerts in Azure Data Factory — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Lookup and Get Metadata Activities in ADF — Lookup and Get Metadata Activities in ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Data Flow Debug and Performance in ADF — Data Flow Debug and Performance in ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Key Vault Integration with Data Factory — Azure Key Vault Integration with Data Factory — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Handling Errors and Retries in ADF Pipelines — Handling Errors and Retries in ADF Pipelines — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF Expressions and Functions: A Practical Guide — ADF Expressions and Functions: A Practical Guide — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Copying Data from On-Prem SQL to Azure with ADF — Copying Data from On-Prem SQL to Azure with ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Tumbling Window Triggers: Backfills and Dependencies — Tumbling Window Triggers: Backfills and Dependencies — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Synapse vs Azure Data Factory: A Comparison — Azure Synapse vs Azure Data Factory: A Comparison — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Slowly Changing Dimensions in ADF Data Flows — Slowly Changing Dimensions in ADF Data Flows — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF Pipeline Best Practices for Production — ADF Pipeline Best Practices for Production — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Metadata-Driven Pipelines in Azure Data Factory — Metadata-Driven Pipelines in Azure Data Factory — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Databricks with ADF: Orchestration Patterns — Azure Databricks with ADF: Orchestration Patterns — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF vs SSIS: Migrating Legacy ETL to the Cloud — ADF vs SSIS: Migrating Legacy ETL to the Cloud — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Wrangling Data Flows vs Mapping Data Flows in ADF — Wrangling Data Flows vs Mapping Data Flows in ADF — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Securing Azure Data Factory: Managed Identities — Securing Azure Data Factory: Managed Identities — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Loading Data into Synapse with ADF — Loading Data into Synapse with ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Data Engineer Salary in Hyderabad 2026 — Azure Data Engineer Salary in Hyderabad 2026 — Up-to-date salary ranges, the factors that move pay, and how to earn more.
• ADF Global Parameters and Variables Explained — ADF Global Parameters and Variables Explained — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Building a Metadata Framework for ADF Pipelines — Building a Metadata Framework for ADF Pipelines — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Data Factory Interview Questions and Answers — Azure Data Factory Interview Questions and Answers — The questions companies actually ask, with concise model answers.
• Event-Based Triggers with Azure Event Grid and ADF — Event-Based Triggers with Azure Event Grid and ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Data Partitioning Strategies in ADF Copy Activity — Data Partitioning Strategies in ADF Copy Activity — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900): A Quick-Start Guide — Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900): A Quick-Start Guide — Exam structure, syllabus, prep plan and resources that work.
• Pipeline Dependencies and Scheduling in ADF — Pipeline Dependencies and Scheduling in ADF — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF Performance Tuning: DIUs and Parallelism — ADF Performance Tuning: DIUs and Parallelism — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Connecting ADF to REST APIs and Web Sources — Connecting ADF to REST APIs and Web Sources — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Azure Synapse Pipelines vs Standalone ADF — Azure Synapse Pipelines vs Standalone ADF — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• ADF Data Flow Transformations: A Complete Reference — ADF Data Flow Transformations: A Complete Reference — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• Microsoft Fabric vs Azure Data Factory: What's New — Microsoft Fabric vs Azure Data Factory: What's New — A clear, practical comparison to help you decide.
• Azure Data Engineering Projects for Your Portfolio — Azure Data Engineering Projects for Your Portfolio — Hands-on project ideas with datasets, scope and what to showcase.
• How to Become an Azure Data Engineer in 2026 — How to Become an Azure Data Engineer in 2026 — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.
• ADF Logging and Auditing for Compliance — ADF Logging and Auditing for Compliance — A practical, example-led guide you can apply right away.