What is Azure Synapse Analytics?

Azure Synapse is the evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse, offering a robust analytics platform that merges enterprise data warehousing with Big Data capabilities. It allows users to query data flexibly, utilizing either serverless or provisioned resources on a grand scale. By fusing these two areas, Azure Synapse creates a unified experience for ingesting, preparing, managing, and delivering data, addressing both immediate business intelligence needs and machine learning applications. This cutting-edge service improves accessibility to data while simplifying the analytics workflow for businesses. Furthermore, it empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions more efficiently than ever before.

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Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Microsoft
Date Founded:
1975
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/synapse-analytics/
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Azure Synapse Analytics Categories and Features

Predictive Analytics Software

AI / Machine Learning
Benchmarking
Data Blending
Data Mining
Demand Forecasting
For Education
For Healthcare
Modeling & Simulation
Sentiment Analysis

ETL Software

Data Analysis
Data Filtering
Data Quality Control
Job Scheduling
Match & Merge
Metadata Management
Non-Relational Transformations
Version Control

Database Software

Backup and Recovery
Creation / Development
Data Migration
Data Replication
Data Search
Data Security
Database Conversion
Mobile Access
Monitoring
NOSQL
Performance Analysis
Queries
Relational Interface
Virtualization

Data Warehouse Software

Ad hoc Query
Analytics
Data Integration
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
ETL - Extract / Transfer / Load
In-Memory Processing
Match & Merge

Data Science Software

Access Control
Advanced Modeling
Audit Logs
Data Discovery
Data Ingestion
Data Preparation
Data Visualization
Model Deployment
Reports

Data Preparation Software

Collaboration Tools
Data Access
Data Blending
Data Cleansing
Data Governance
Data Mashup
Data Modeling
Data Transformation
Machine Learning
Visual User Interface

Data Management Software

Customer Data
Data Analysis
Data Capture
Data Integration
Data Migration
Data Quality Control
Data Security
Information Governance
Master Data Management
Match & Merge

Data Analysis Software

Data Discovery
Data Visualization
High Volume Processing
Predictive Analytics
Regression Analysis
Sentiment Analysis
Statistical Modeling
Text Analytics

Big Data Platform

Collaboration
Data Blends
Data Cleansing
Data Mining
Data Visualization
Data Warehousing
High Volume Processing
No-Code Sandbox
Predictive Analytics
Templates

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Azure Synapse Analytics Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Data Engineer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 10,000 - 19,999
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    SQL heavy and not intuiive

    Date: Sep 13 2021
    Summary

    Microsoft Azure synapse is very similar to Snowflake but not as agile or open. There is still a reliance on sql skills.

    Positive

    It feels familiar because we use a lot of Azure services and is good for data storage and for data warehousing.

    Negative

    Limited functionality in terms of prep and blend and a reliance on sql coding.

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