Introducing the Azure Synapse Analytics workspace
At the heart of Azure Synapse Analytics is its workspace. A workspace is the top-level resource and comprises your analytics solution in the data warehouse. The Azure Synapse Analytics workspace can be used in a collaborative environment and supports both relational and big data processing. In essence, the Azure Synapse Analytics workspace is the fuel that jumpstarts your entire Azure Synapse Analytics experience.
In the next section, we have provided you with a quick start guide on how to provision your first Azure Synapse Analytics workspace. Feel free to follow along.
Free Azure account
If you'd like to try out any of the techniques shown in this book, simply create your free Azure account at https://azure.microsoft.com/free/synapse-analytics/ and get started.
Quickstart guide
- In a web browser, sign in to the Azure portal via https://portal.azure.com/.
- In the search box, type in
synapse. Then, from the...
