Summary
This chapter was primarily focused on Synapse SQL. We learned different T-SQL language elements that are supported in Synapse SQL, as well as their limitations. We learned how we can use T-SQL statements with structured, semi-structured, or unstructured data. In this chapter, we also covered how to manage transactions efficiently to avoid any transaction failures. We also learned that we could create stored procedures and views in Synapse SQL in a similar way to how we do this in SQL Server. Synapse SQL provides a few additional features to read data directly from a data lake.
We saw some of the system views supported in Synapse SQL. We also learned how to use sample scripts to build our logic as per the business need.
The next chapter will be more focused on Synapse Spark, where we will learn how to write code in different languages in Synapse Spark without worrying about infrastructure management. We will also learn how to use notebooks in Synapse Studio.
