Summary

Azure Synapse Data Explorer brings all the innovation that was built into the standalone service Azure Data Explorer into Azure Synapse. By using Data Explorer pools in Azure Synapse, you can correlate data from several different sources, residing on different analytical engines, to get a 360-degree view of all your data and unlock insights.

In this chapter, you learned about the lifecycle of data, the TDSP, and how Data Explorer fits into the analytics landscape. We explored the key components of Azure Synapse and Azure Synapse Data Explorer, and how Data Explorer pools benefit from integration with other Azure Synapse services such as Apache Spark.

Next, you learned about the infrastructure of Data Explorer pools and how they deliver massive scalability. We looked at the service architecture and how Data Explorer pools manage data in a distributed cluster. We also explored the mission-critical features of Azure Synapse Data Explorer that give the trust enterprises need to adopt the solution.

Finally, we discussed what makes Azure Synapse Data Explorer unique when compared to the standalone service Azure Data Explorer, and how to determine whether Azure Synapse Data Explorer is the right solution for you.

In the next chapter, we will explore how to create an Azure Synapse workspace and a Data Explorer pool.