Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a tool from Microsoft that lets you move data from one place to another, optionally changing it too. This activity is sometimes described as data engineering or ETL (Extract Transform Load) or ELT. There’s an older tool from Microsoft that also does ETL, called SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). They … Continue reading Introduction to Azure Data Factory
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Connecting Azure Data Factory code to an external database table
In this article I will talk about how to connect Azure Data Factory (ADF) to a database table. This can be surprisingly complex, so I will start with the simplest version and work towards more complex versions. I won't go into connecting ADF to other types of data store such as APIs, blob storage etc, … Continue reading Connecting Azure Data Factory code to an external database table