Working with Azure Purview using Azure Synapse
Azure Purview, Microsoft’s cloud-based data governance service, allows organizations to discover, understand, and manage data assets across various environments and clouds. Purview is integrated with Synapse Analytics, and by connecting a Purview account, users can unlock enhanced data governance capabilities: gain insights into stored data assets and metadata extracted from Synapse Analytics objects, understand data lineage, track usage, and enforce robust data governance policies and regulatory compliance – all from within the Synapse Analytics workspace.
In this recipe, we will connect a Microsoft Purview account to our Synapse Analytics workspace, run a scan on our Synapse SQL pool, and view the scan’s results right in the Synapse workspace.
Getting ready
You need access to an Azure Synapse workspace (see the Creating an Azure Synapse workspace recipe) and access to a Microsoft Purview account. If...
