Components
In Figure 17.1, starting from left to right, let’s look at each component and understand its functionality/attributes.
Source data
Data can be company documents stored on SharePoint sites, NoSQL databases for product catalogs, Customer 360 information, or even transactions in a database.
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory is a cloud-scale extract, transform, and load (ETL) framework. It has ready-made connectors to over a hundred different sources. It can connect to SharePoint files, NoSQL databases such as Cosmos DB or MongoDB, and transactional databases such as SQL Server or Oracle. Here are some resources that can help you learn more about Azure Data Factory and its connectors:
- Azure Data Factory documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/
- Azure Data Factory connectors: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/connector-overview
Azure Translator
Azure Translator is a cloud-based managed...