Azure Synapse

Azure Synapse is a cloud-based data integration, analytics, and data management service that combines enterprise data warehousing, big data integration and analytics, and data integration. It enables you to build, manage, and monitor data pipelines and to perform complex data transformations and analyses on structured and unstructured data.

Synapse includes security and administration features that help you protect your data and manage access.

Some benefits of using Azure Synapse include building and managing data pipelines without writing any code, performing complex data analysis and transformations, and integrating with other Azure services for building sophisticated analytics solutions.

In terms of capabilities, Synapse allows you to create data pipelines using a drag-and-drop interface. It supports various data sources and destinations, including Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure Cosmos DB. It also includes built-in transformations for everyday data manipulation tasks, such as filtering, sorting, and joining data.

Additionally, Synapse includes tools for performing complex data analysis, such as SQL pool and Spark pool, allowing you to run SQL and Spark queries on your data.

Synapse uses Azure Active Directory for authentication and authorisation, supporting industry-standard security protocols such as HTTPS and TLS. It also includes fine-grained access controls, allowing you to specify who can access which data and what they can do with it.

Synapse integrates with Azure DevOps, allowing you to manage your data pipelines and other assets as part of your DevOps workflow. This enables you to automate the deployment of data pipelines and other assets, track changes, and monitor their impact on your data processing tasks.

In terms of administration, Synapse includes tools for managing and monitoring data pipelines, such as the Synapse Studio and the Azure Portal. It also includes features for automating everyday tasks, such as setting up data pipelines and scheduling data processing jobs.

Additionally, Synapse integrates with other Azure services, such as Azure Machine Learning, enabling you to build sophisticated analytics solutions on top of your data.