Data Integration and Warehousing with Azure Synapse

Modern enterprises generate massive volumes of data that must be integrated, stored, and analyzed quickly to drive decision-making. This text-only course guides you through the core concepts of cloud data warehousing and hybrid processing using Azure Synapse Analytics. You will start with foundational definitions of data lakes, serverless computing, and HTAP before moving into practical query design and integration pipelines. By completing this course, you will understand how to model analytical databases, query unstructured files, and optimize data processing workflows. What you'll learn: Understand Azure Synapse architecture, serverless SQL pools, and dedicated SQL pools; Query and analyze unstructured data stored in data lakes using SQL; Configure Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing (HTAP) using Azure Synapse Link; Build data integration pipelines to orchestrate data movement and transformation; Apply performance optimization techniques for cloud-scale analytical queries. The course begins with essential cloud data warehousing terminology, guides you through serverless query execution, and finishes with advanced data integration workflows. This course is designed for beginners, data enthusiasts, and IT professionals looking to build a strong foundation in cloud data analytics, with no prior Azure experience required. Start building scalable cloud data solutions today.