After 20 years building data pipelines across multiple languages—Java, Scala, Go, Python—I’ve watched Python evolve from a scripting language to the undisputed standard for data engineering. This article explores why Python became the lingua franca of data pipelines and shares production patterns for building enterprise-grade systems. 1. The Evolution: From Java to Python In 2005, […]
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Azure Synapse Analytics Deep Dive: Serverless SQL
Azure Synapse Analytics’ serverless SQL pool lets you query data lake files with T-SQL. No infrastructure to manage, pay only for queries. Here’s how it works. Query Data Lake with SQL Create External Tables Use Cases Ad-hoc exploration: Query without loading Data transformation: CETAS for ETL Logical data warehouse: Views over lake files Pricing Model […]
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Azure Synapse Analytics (announced at Ignite 2019) is the evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. It’s now a unified analytics platform combining Big Data and Data Warehousing. What’s New On-demand queries: Query data lake files without loading Unified workspace: Data prep, SQL, Spark, and pipelines Synapse Studio: Web-based unified experience Power BI integration: Direct connectivity […]
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