Drawing from my extensive hands-on experience as a data engineer, this book presents a deep exploration of Azure Synapse Analytics through detailed explanations, practical examples, and expert insights. Readers will learn to navigate the complexities of modern data analytics, from data ingestion and transformation to dynamic data masking and compliance reporting.

TAGLINE Empower Your Data Insights with Azure Synapse Analytics KEY FEATURES ● Leverage Azure Synapse Analytics for data warehousing, big data analytics, and machine learning in one environment. ● Integrate with Azure services like Azure Data Lake Storage and Azure Machine Learning to enhance analytics. ● Gain insights from real-world examples and best practices to solve complex data challenges. DESCRIPTION Unlock the full potential of Azure Synapse Analytics with Ultimate Azure Synapse Analytics, your definitive roadmap to mastering the art of data analytics in the cloud era. From the foundational concepts to advanced techniques, each chapter offers practical insights and hands-on tutorials to streamline your data workflows and drive actionable insights. Discover how Azure Synapse Analytics revolutionizes data processing and integration, empowering you to harness the vast capabilities of the Azure ecosystem. Seamlessly transition from traditional data warehousing to cutting-edge big data analytics, leveraging serverless and dedicated resources for optimal performance. Dive deep into Synapse SQL, explore advanced data engineering with Apache Spark, and delve into machine learning and DevOps practices to stay ahead in today's data-driven landscape. Whether you're seeking to optimize performance, ensure compliance, or facilitate seamless migration, this book provides the expertise needed to excel in your role. Gain valuable insights into industry best practices, enhance your data engineering skills, and drive innovation within your organization. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN ● Understand the significance of Azure Synapse Analytics in modern data analytics. ● Learn to set up and configure your Synapse workspace for efficient data processing. ● Dive into Synapse SQL and discover techniques for data exploration and analysis. ● Master advanced techniques for seamless data integration into Azure Synapse Analytics. ● Explore big data engineering concepts and leverage Apache Spark for scalable data processing. ● Discover how to implement machine learning models and algorithms using Synapse Analytics. ● Ensure data security and regulatory compliance with effective security measures in Azure Synapse Analytics. ● Optimize performance and efficiency through performance tuning strategies and optimization techniques. ● Implement DevOps practices for effective data engineering and continuous integration and deployment. ● Gain insights into best practices for successful implementation and migration to Azure Synapse Analytics for streamlined data operations. WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR? This comprehensive book is crafted for data engineers, analysts, architects, and developers eager to master Azure Synapse Analytics, providing practical insights and advanced techniques. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned professional in the field of data analytics, this book offers invaluable resources to elevate your skills. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. The World of Azure Synapse Analytics 2. Setting Up the Synapse Workspace 3. Synapse SQL and Data Exploration 4. Data Integration Technique 5. Big Data Engineering with Apache Spark 6. Machine Learning with Synapse 7. Implementing Security and Compliance 8. Performance Tuning and Optimization 9. DevOps for Data Engineering 10. Ensuring Implementation Success and Effective Migration Index

A practical guide that will help you transform your data into actionable insights with Azure Synapse Analytics KEY FEATURES ● Explore the different features in the Azure Synapse Analytics workspace. ● Learn how to integrate Power BI and Data Governance capabilities with Azure Synapse Analytics. ● Accelerate your analytics journey with the no-code/low-code capabilities of Azure Synapse. DESCRIPTION Cloud analytics is a crucial aspect of any digital transformation initiative, and the capabilities of the Azure Synapse analytics platform can simplify and streamline this process. By mastering Azure Synapse Analytics, analytics developers across organizations can boost their productivity by utilizing low-code, no-code, and traditional code-based analytics frameworks. This book starts with a comprehensive introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics and its limitless cloud-scale analytics capabilities. You will then learn how to explore and work with data warehousing features in Azure Synapse. Moving on, the book will guide you on how to effectively use Synapse Spark for data engineering and data science. It will help you learn how to gain insights from your data through Observational analytics using Synapse Data Explorer. You will also discover the seamless data integration capabilities of Synapse Pipeline, and delve into the benefits of Synapse Analytics' low-code and no-code pipeline development features. Lastly the book will show you how to create network topology and implement industry-specific architecture patterns in Azure Synapse Analytics. By the end of the book, you will be able to process and analyze vast amounts of data in real-time to gain insights quickly and make informed decisions. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Leverage Synapse Spark for machine learning tasks. ● Use Synapse Data Explorer for telemetry analysis. ● Take advantage of Synapse's common data model-based database templates. ● Query data using T-SQL, KQL, and Spark SQL within Synapse. ● Integrate Microsoft Purview with Synapse for enhanced data governance. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is designed for Cloud data engineers with prior experience in Azure cloud computing, as well as Chief Data Officers (CDOs) and Data professionals, who want to use this unified platform for data ingestion, data warehousing, and big data analytics. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Cloud Analytics Concept 2. Introduction to Azure Synapse Analytics 3. Modern Data Warehouse with the Synapse SQL Pool 4. Query as a Service- Synapse Serverless SQL 5. Synapse Spark Pool Capability 6. Synapse Spark and Data Science 7. Learning Synapse Data Explorer 8. Synapse Data Integration 9. Synapse Link for HTAP 10. Azure Synapse -Unified Analytics Service 11. Synapse Workspace Ecosystem Integration 12. Azure Synapse Network Topology 13. Industry Cloud Analytics

Solve real-world data problems and create data-driven workflows for easy data movement and processing at scale with Azure Data Factory Key FeaturesLearn how to load and transform data from various sources, both on-premises and on cloudUse Azure Data Factory’s visual environment to build and manage hybrid ETL pipelinesDiscover how to prepare, transform, process, and enrich data to generate key insightsBook Description Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a modern data integration tool available on Microsoft Azure. This Azure Data Factory Cookbook helps you get up and running by showing you how to create and execute your first job in ADF. You’ll learn how to branch and chain activities, create custom activities, and schedule pipelines. This book will help you to discover the benefits of cloud data warehousing, Azure Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake Gen2 Storage, which are frequently used for big data analytics. With practical recipes, you’ll learn how to actively engage with analytical tools from Azure Data Services and leverage your on-premise infrastructure with cloud-native tools to get relevant business insights. As you advance, you’ll be able to integrate the most commonly used Azure Services into ADF and understand how Azure services can be useful in designing ETL pipelines. The book will take you through the common errors that you may encounter while working with ADF and show you how to use the Azure portal to monitor pipelines. You’ll also understand error messages and resolve problems in connectors and data flows with the debugging capabilities of ADF. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to use ADF as the main ETL and orchestration tool for your data warehouse or data platform projects. What you will learnCreate an orchestration and transformation job in ADFDevelop, execute, and monitor data flows using Azure SynapseCreate big data pipelines using Azure Data Lake and ADFBuild a machine learning app with Apache Spark and ADFMigrate on-premises SSIS jobs to ADFIntegrate ADF with commonly used Azure services such as Azure ML, Azure Logic Apps, and Azure FunctionsRun big data compute jobs within HDInsight and Azure DatabricksCopy data from AWS S3 and Google Cloud Storage to Azure Storage using ADF's built-in connectorsWho this book is for This book is for ETL developers, data warehouse and ETL architects, software professionals, and anyone who wants to learn about the common and not-so-common challenges faced while developing traditional and hybrid ETL solutions using Microsoft's Azure Data Factory. You’ll also find this book useful if you are looking for recipes to improve or enhance your existing ETL pipelines. Basic knowledge of data warehousing is expected.

Build efficient and scalable batch and real-time data ingestion pipelines, DevOps continuous integration and deployment pipelines, and advanced analytics solutions on the Azure Data Platform. This book teaches you to design and implement robust data engineering solutions using Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse Analytics, Snowflake, Azure SQL database, Stream Analytics, Cosmos database, and Data Lake Storage Gen2. You will learn how to engineer your use of these Azure Data Platform components for optimal performance and scalability. You will also learn to design self-service capabilities to maintain and drive the pipelines and your workloads. The approach in this book is to guide you through a hands-on, scenario-based learning process that will empower you to promote digital innovation best practices while you work through your organization’s projects, challenges, and needs. The clear examples enable you to use this book as a reference and guide for building data engineering solutions in Azure. After reading this book, you will have a far stronger skill set and confidence level in getting hands on with the Azure Data Platform. What You Will Learn Build dynamic, parameterized ELT data ingestion orchestration pipelines in Azure Data Factory Create data ingestion pipelines that integrate control tables for self-service ELT Implement a reusable logging framework that can be applied to multiple pipelines Integrate Azure Data Factory pipelines with a variety of Azure data sources and tools Transform data with Mapping Data Flows in Azure Data Factory Apply Azure DevOps continuous integration and deployment practices to your Azure Data Factory pipelines and development SQL databases Design and implement real-time streaming and advanced analytics solutions using Databricks, Stream Analytics, and Synapse Analytics Get started with a variety of Azure data services through hands-on examples Who This Book Is For Data engineers and data architects who are interested in learning architectural and engineering best practices around ELT and ETL on the Azure Data Platform, those who are creating complex Azure data engineering projects and are searching for patterns of success, and aspiring cloud and data professionals involved in data engineering, data governance, continuous integration and deployment of DevOps practices, and advanced analytics who want a full understanding of the many different tools and technologies that Azure Data Platform provides

Mastering Cloud Computing is designed for undergraduate students learning to develop cloud computing applications. Tomorrow's applications won't live on a single computer but will be deployed from and reside on a virtual server, accessible anywhere, any time. Tomorrow's application developers need to understand the requirements of building apps for these virtual systems, including concurrent programming, high-performance computing, and data-intensive systems. The book introduces the principles of distributed and parallel computing underlying cloud architectures and specifically focuses on virtualization, thread programming, task programming, and map-reduce programming. There are examples demonstrating all of these and more, with exercises and labs throughout. - Explains how to make design choices and tradeoffs to consider when building applications to run in a virtual cloud environment - Real-world case studies include scientific, business, and energy-efficiency considerations

Microsoft Azure Essentials from Microsoft Press is a series of free ebooks designed to help you advance your technical skills with Microsoft Azure. This third ebook in the series introduces Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, a service that a developer can use to build predictive analytics models (using training datasets from a variety of data sources) and then easily deploy those models for consumption as cloud web services. The ebook presents an overview of modern data science theory and principles, the associated workflow, and then covers some of the more common machine learning algorithms in use today. It builds a variety of predictive analytics models using real world data, evaluates several different machine learning algorithms and modeling strategies, and then deploys the finished models as machine learning web services on Azure within a matter of minutes. The ebook also expands on a working Azure Machine Learning predictive model example to explore the types of client and server applications you can create to consume Azure Machine Learning web services. Watch Microsoft Press’s blog and Twitter (@MicrosoftPress) to learn about other free ebooks in the Microsoft Azure Essentials series.