Azure Synapse Analytics
Integrated analytics service combining SQL and Spark on Azure
About Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse combines SQL Data Warehouse capabilities with Apache Spark pools, serverless SQL, and pipeline orchestration. Being superseded by Microsoft Fabric but still widely used.
Best for
Best for existing Azure SQL Data Warehouse users transitioning to modern analytics
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Combined SQL and Spark in one service
- Serverless SQL for ad-hoc queries
- Deep Azure ecosystem integration
Cons
- Being superseded by Microsoft Fabric
- Complex to configure optimally
- Spark pools can be expensive
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