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Azure Synapse Analytics Explained for Beginners
Azure Synapse Analytics puts a data warehouse, a query engine over the data lake, Spark and pipelines in one workspace. This guide explains each part in plain terms, shows with real data why the distribution of a table matters in a dedicated SQL pool, and sets out what Microsoft now says about Fabric.
Azure Synapse vs Azure Data Factory: A Comparison
Azure Data Factory moves and orchestrates data. Azure Synapse Analytics stores and analyses it, and happens to include a copy of Data Factory's pipeline engine. This guide compares what each can and cannot do, where the overlap is, how each is sized and billed, and the questions that decide which you need.
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Explained
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 is Blob Storage with a hierarchical namespace switched on. This guide explains what that one setting changes, how role assignments and access control lists are evaluated together, with a model checked against Microsoft's own table, and how to lay out folders, files and tiers.
Integration Runtimes in ADF: Azure, Self-Hosted and SSIS
The integration runtime is the compute behind every Azure Data Factory activity. This guide explains the three types, Azure, self-hosted and Azure-SSIS, what each can run and reach, how location is resolved, which runtime wins when source and sink differ, the self-hosted runtime's requirements, and how to choose.
Incremental Data Loading in Azure Data Factory
Incremental loading copies only what changed since the last run. This guide explains the four approaches Azure Data Factory documents, builds the watermark pattern step by step, runs it on a real table to show what it catches and what it silently misses, and says when to use change tracking, dated folders or windows.
Azure Data Engineer Certification (DP-203) Guide
Exam DP-203 and the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification were retired on 31 March 2025. This guide explains what that means for people who hold it or were studying for it, what the exam covered, how the Fabric Data Engineer Associate exam DP-700 differs, and how to plan your preparation now.