Azure Synapse Analytics Cookbook

Whether you're an Azure veteran or just getting started, get the most out of your data with effective recipes for Azure Synapse Key FeaturesDiscover new techniques for using Azure Synapse, regardless of your level of expertiseIntegrate Azure Synapse with other data sources to create a unified experience for your analytical needs using Microsoft AzureLearn how to embed data governance and classification with Synapse Analytics by integrating Azure PurviewBook Description As data warehouse management becomes increasingly integral to successful organizations, choosing and running the right solution is more important than ever. Microsoft Azure Synapse is an enterprise-grade, cloud-based data warehousing platform, and this book holds the key to using Synapse to its full potential. If you want the skills and confidence to create a robust enterprise analytical platform, this cookbook is a great place to start. You'll learn and execute enterprise-level deployments on medium-to-large data platforms. Using the step-by-step recipes and accompanying theory covered in this book, you'll understand how to integrate various services with Synapse to make it a robust solution for all your data needs. Whether you're new to Azure Synapse or just getting started, you'll find the instructions you need to solve any problem you may face, including using Azure services for data visualization as well as for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) solutions. By the end of this Azure book, you'll have the skills you need to implement an enterprise-grade analytical platform, enabling your organization to explore and manage heterogeneous data workloads and employ various data integration services to solve real-time industry problems. What you will learnDiscover the optimal approach for loading and managing dataWork with notebooks for various tasks, including MLRun real-time analytics using Azure Synapse Link for Cosmos DBPerform exploratory data analytics using Apache SparkRead and write DataFrames into Parquet files using PySparkCreate reports on various metrics for monitoring key KPIsCombine Power BI and Serverless for distributed analysisEnhance your Synapse analysis with data visualizationsWho this book is for This book is for data architects, data engineers, and developers who want to learn and understand the main concepts of Azure Synapse analytics and implement them in real-world scenarios.

Get started with Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft's modern data analytics platform. This book covers core components such as Synapse SQL, Synapse Spark, Synapse Pipelines, and many more, along with their architecture and implementation. The book begins with an introduction to core data and analytics concepts followed by an understanding of traditional/legacy data warehouse, modern data warehouse, and the most modern data lakehouse. You will go through the introduction and background of Azure Synapse Analytics along with its main features and key service capabilities. Core architecture is discussed, along with Synapse SQL. You will learn its main features and how to create a dedicated Synapse SQL pool and analyze your big data using Serverless Synapse SQL Pool. You also will learn Synapse Spark and Synapse Pipelines, with examples. And you will learn Synapse Workspace and Synapse Studio followed by Synapse Link and its features. You will go through use cases in Azure Synapse and understand the reference architecture for Synapse Analytics. After reading this book, you will be able to work with Azure Synapse Analytics and understand its architecture, main components, features, and capabilities. What You Will Learn Understand core data and analytics concepts and data lakehouse concepts Be familiar with overall Azure Synapse architecture and its main components Be familiar with Synapse SQL and Synapse Spark architecture components Work with integrated Apache Spark (aka Synapse Spark) and Synapse SQL engines Understand Synapse Workspace, Synapse Studio, and Synapse Pipeline Study reference architecture and use cases Who This Book Is For Azure data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, and solutions architects

Leverage the Azure analytics platform's key analytics services to deliver unmatched intelligence for your data Key FeaturesLearn to ingest, prepare, manage, and serve data for immediate business requirementsBring enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics together to gain insights from your dataDevelop end-to-end analytics solutions using Azure SynapseBook Description Azure Synapse Analytics, which Microsoft describes as the next evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse, is a limitless analytics service that brings enterprise data warehousing and big data analytics together. With this book, you'll learn how to discover insights from your data effectively using this platform. The book starts with an overview of Azure Synapse Analytics, its architecture, and how it can be used to improve business intelligence and machine learning capabilities. Next, you'll go on to choose and set up the correct environment for your business problem. You'll also learn a variety of ways to ingest data from various sources and orchestrate the data using transformation techniques offered by Azure Synapse. Later, you'll explore how to handle both relational and non-relational data using the SQL language. As you progress, you'll perform real-time streaming and execute data analysis operations on your data using various languages, before going on to apply ML techniques to derive accurate and granular insights from data. Finally, you'll discover how to protect sensitive data in real time by using security and privacy features. By the end of this Azure book, you'll be able to build end-to-end analytics solutions while focusing on data prep, data management, data warehousing, and AI tasks. What you will learnExplore the necessary considerations for data ingestion and orchestration while building analytical pipelinesUnderstand pipelines and activities in Synapse pipelines and use them to construct end-to-end data-driven workflowsQuery data using various coding languages on Azure SynapseFocus on Synapse SQL and Synapse SparkManage and monitor resource utilization and query activity in Azure SynapseConnect Power BI workspaces with Azure Synapse and create or modify reports directly from Synapse StudioCreate and manage IP firewall rules in Azure SynapseWho this book is for This book is for data architects, data scientists, data engineers, and business analysts who are looking to get up and running with the Azure Synapse Analytics platform. Basic knowledge of data warehousing will be beneficial to help you understand the concepts covered in this book more effectively.

Nearly 80 recipes to help you collect and transform data from multiple sources into a single data source, making it way easier to perform analytics on the data Key FeaturesBuild data pipelines from scratch and find solutions to common data engineering problemsLearn how to work with Azure Data Factory, Data Lake, Databricks, and Synapse AnalyticsMonitor and maintain your data engineering pipelines using Log Analytics, Azure Monitor, and Azure PurviewBook Description The famous quote 'Data is the new oil' seems more true every day as the key to most organizations' long-term success lies in extracting insights from raw data. One of the major challenges organizations face in leveraging value out of data is building performant data engineering pipelines for data visualization, ingestion, storage, and processing. This second edition of the immensely successful book by Ahmad Osama brings to you several recent enhancements in Azure data engineering and shares approximately 80 useful recipes covering common scenarios in building data engineering pipelines in Microsoft Azure. You'll explore recipes from Azure Synapse Analytics workspaces Gen 2 and get to grips with Synapse Spark pools, SQL Serverless pools, Synapse integration pipelines, and Synapse data flows. You'll also understand Synapse SQL Pool optimization techniques in this second edition. Besides Synapse enhancements, you'll discover helpful tips on managing Azure SQL Database and learn about security, high availability, and performance monitoring. Finally, the book takes you through overall data engineering pipeline management, focusing on monitoring using Log Analytics and tracking data lineage using Azure Purview. By the end of this book, you'll be able to build superior data engineering pipelines along with having an invaluable go-to guide. What you will learnProcess data using Azure Databricks and Azure Synapse AnalyticsPerform data transformation using Azure Synapse data flowsPerform common administrative tasks in Azure SQL DatabaseBuild effective Synapse SQL pools which can be consumed by Power BIMonitor Synapse SQL and Spark pools using Log AnalyticsTrack data lineage using Microsoft Purview integration with pipelinesWho this book is for This book is for data engineers, data architects, database administrators, and data professionals who want to get well versed with the Azure data services for building data pipelines. Basic understanding of cloud and data engineering concepts will help in getting the most out of this book.

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.

Get to grips with building and productionizing end-to-end big data solutions in Azure and learn best practices for working with large datasets Key FeaturesIntegrate with Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, and Azure HDInsight Kafka Cluster to scale and analyze your projects and build pipelinesUse Databricks SQL to run ad hoc queries on your data lake and create dashboardsProductionize a solution using CI/CD for deploying notebooks and Azure Databricks Service to various environmentsBook Description Azure Databricks is a unified collaborative platform for performing scalable analytics in an interactive environment. The Azure Databricks Cookbook provides recipes to get hands-on with the analytics process, including ingesting data from various batch and streaming sources and building a modern data warehouse. The book starts by teaching you how to create an Azure Databricks instance within the Azure portal, Azure CLI, and ARM templates. You'll work through clusters in Databricks and explore recipes for ingesting data from sources, including files, databases, and streaming sources such as Apache Kafka and EventHub. The book will help you explore all the features supported by Azure Databricks for building powerful end-to-end data pipelines. You'll also find out how to build a modern data warehouse by using Delta tables and Azure Synapse Analytics. Later, you'll learn how to write ad hoc queries and extract meaningful insights from the data lake by creating visualizations and dashboards with Databricks SQL. Finally, you'll deploy and productionize a data pipeline as well as deploy notebooks and Azure Databricks service using continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD). By the end of this Azure book, you'll be able to use Azure Databricks to streamline different processes involved in building data-driven apps. What you will learnRead and write data from and to various Azure resources and file formatsBuild a modern data warehouse with Delta Tables and Azure Synapse AnalyticsExplore jobs, stages, and tasks and see how Spark lazy evaluation worksHandle concurrent transactions and learn performance optimization in Delta tablesLearn Databricks SQL and create real-time dashboards in Databricks SQLIntegrate Azure DevOps for version control, deploying, and productionizing solutions with CI/CD pipelinesDiscover how to use RBAC and ACLs to restrict data accessBuild end-to-end data processing pipeline for near real-time data analyticsWho this book is for This recipe-based book is for data scientists, data engineers, big data professionals, and machine learning engineers who want to perform data analytics on their applications. Prior experience of working with Apache Spark and Azure is necessary to get the most out of this book.

Learn to extract actionable insights from your big data in real time using a range of Microsoft Azure features Key FeaturesUpdated with the latest features and new additions to Microsoft AzureMaster the fundamentals of cloud analytics using AzureLearn to use Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse) to derive real-time customer insightsBook Description Cloud Analytics with Microsoft Azure serves as a comprehensive guide for big data analysis and processing using a range of Microsoft Azure features. This book covers everything you need to build your own data warehouse and learn numerous techniques to gain useful insights by analyzing big data The book begins by introducing you to the power of data with big data analytics, the Internet of Things (IoT), machine learning, artificial intelligence, and DataOps. You will learn about cloud-scale analytics and the services Microsoft Azure offers to empower businesses to discover insights. You will also be introduced to the new features and functionalities added to the modern data warehouse. Finally, you will look at two real-world business use cases to demonstrate high-level solutions using Microsoft Azure. The aim of these use cases will be to illustrate how real-time data can be analyzed in Azure to derive meaningful insights and make business decisions. You will learn to build an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloud with machine learning and deep learning concepts. By the end of this book, you will be proficient in analyzing large amounts of data with Azure and using it effectively to benefit your organization. What you will learnExplore the concepts of modern data warehouses and data pipelinesDiscover unique design considerations while applying a cloud analytics solutionDesign an end-to-end analytics pipeline on the cloudDifferentiate between structured, semi-structured, and unstructured dataChoose a cloud-based service for your data analytics solutionsUse Azure services to ingest, store, and analyze data of any scaleWho this book is for This book is designed to benefit software engineers, Azure developers, cloud consultants, and anyone who is keen to learn the process of deriving business insights from huge amounts of data using Azure. Though not necessary, a basic understanding of data analytics concepts such as data streaming, data types, the machine learning life cycle, and Docker containers will help you get the most out of the book.