𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 book review

If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to Azure Synapse Data Explorer, you need to read this book written by Peri Rocha

𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 is a powerful service designed for fast and highly scalable data exploration for telemetry and log data.
It empowers organizations to efficiently collect, store, and analyze massive data generated daily from applications, websites, devices, and various semi-structured data sources.

👉This book dives into the capabilities of 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫, covering the whole life cycle to implement advanced analytical scenarios from raw telemetry and log data, starting from data ingestion through data visualization and advanced analytics
👍Very helpful to maximize the value of unstructured data and drive powerful insights

✅The first part of the book 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 providing an overview of the product and covering the the essential basics needed before diving into practical work. It also explains the architecture and infrastructure of Azure Data Explorer Pool.
In this part, we find detailed steps on how to create your 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥 .

Additionally, we can 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 and its functionalities with 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬 that describe the data load process into the Data Explorer Pool.

✅Moving on to the second part, we can find an in-depth coverage of 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 extremely useful. The guidance on the data loading process, including 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬, and 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 KQL and Python.
👍I appreciated the comprehensive resources available to learn how to use KQL in order to explore data and identify trends..

One standout chapter in the book focused on 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐈. It illustrated the integration between Power BI and Azure Synapse, demonstrating how to connect reports to Data Explorer Pools.

Additionally, the chapter explored the 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 using automated #AutoML, which opened up new possibilities for advanced analytics.

✅In the last part of the book, the focus shifted towards 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫. The chapters cover various aspects such as setting alerts, system monitoring, diagnostics, tuning, resource management, securing the environment, and advanced data management.

This book is an indispensable resource in mastering Azure Synapse Data Explorer. The organised structure, detailed explanations and practical examples can greatly enhance your understanding and proficiency with this tool.