Big data and analytics solutions

This section will aim to cover the following exam objective: describe the benefits and usage of Azure Synapse Analytics, HDInsight, and Azure Databricks.

Before we look closer at the big data and analytics solutions that are part of the exam objectives, we will create a knowledge foundation and baseline to build from. This also aims to build an understanding of the bigger picture of how the different big data and analytics solutions are positioned and interrelated for technical and business personas.

We should first understand what we mean by big data and analytics. In a nutshell, it is about discovering information hidden in data, which should present actionable/ acknowledgeable information to help an organization make informed decisions and, dependent on the context, gain a competitive advantage.

The challenge is that traditional Data Warehouse (DW) solutions and technologies cannot handle the massive volumes of complex, unstructured data...