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5.1.3. Data Processing with Azure Synapse Analytics

šŸ’” First Principle: Azure Synapse is a unified analytics platform that combines data warehousing, big data processing, and data integration into a single service. Instead of managing separate clusters for SQL and Spark, Synapse provides both under one roof with shared governance and security.

Key Components

  • Synapse SQL:
    • Dedicated SQL Pool: Provisioned data warehouse (MPP). Pay per DWU.
    • Serverless SQL Pool: Query data in Data Lake using T-SQL without loading it. Pay per TB scanned.
  • Apache Spark Pool: Managed Spark clusters for big data processing (Python, Scala, R).
  • Synapse Pipelines: Data Factory integrated within Synapse.
Visual: Azure Synapse Components
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