Real-World Usage Scenarios
By now, you should have a good understanding of Azure Synapse Data Explorer and how it fits into the overall architecture of Azure Synapse. In Chapter 1, Introducing Azure Synapse Data Explorer, we learned when to use the service by approaching common analytics scenarios.
In most cases, Azure Synapse Data Explorer is not the sole solution in your analytics environment. You need to consider which types of sources you have, if you will need to process information in real-time or in batches, where the data will be stored, how you will process and transform the data, and how the data will be served to end users. Azure Synapse may be able to cover most of the technological challenges in these architectures, but chances are that, in real life, you will find a mix of solutions being used by companies to address their business requirements.
This chapter offers a more in-depth view of real-world scenarios and solution blueprints that combine additional Azure...