Azure Synapse Link for SQL: What, Why and How

Surbhi Pokharna

Anyone who wants to analyze data typically wants to do this in near-real-time frame. However, the big question is: where is the data to analyze? In many cases, data may exist in a relational database engine such as SQL Server 2022 or Azure SQL.
Azure Synapse Link for SQL is one of the best in-hand tools to remove the divides that exist between databases and analytics, provide a seamless data pipeline, and enable near-real-time analytics for SQL Server 2022 and Azure SQL Database.
In this demo centric session, we will understand what Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server is, how Synapse Links work, and details around configuration, synchronize data from SQL Server 2022 to Synapse dedicated SQL pool and of course complete with its pros and cons.
After this session you will be ready to break down silos between your SQL Server instance and Synapse Analytics without having to rely on copying the data or ETL jobs.