index.yml

### YamlMime:Landing

title: Azure Synapse Analytics  # < 60 chars
summary: Azure Synapse is a limitless analytics service that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives you the freedom to query data on your terms, using either serverless or dedicated resources—at scale. # < 160 chars
metadata:
  title: Azure Synapse Analytics
  description: Azure Synapse is a limitless analytics service that brings together enterprise data warehousing and Big Data analytics. It gives you the freedom to query data on your terms, using either serverless on-demand or provisioned resources—at scale.
  ms.service: azure-synapse-analytics
  ms.subservice: overview 
  ms.topic: landing-page
  author: juluczni
  ms.author: juluczni
  ms.date: 07/19/2024

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb
  # Card (optional)
  - title: About Azure Synapse Analytics
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: What is Azure Synapse
            url: overview-what-is.md
          - text: What's new?
            url: whats-new.md
          - text: Terminology
            url: overview-terminology.md
          - text: FAQ
            url: overview-faq.yml

  # Card
  - title: Synapse SQL
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Azure Synapse SQL architecture
            url: ./sql/overview-architecture.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Use serverless SQL pool
            url: quickstart-sql-on-demand.md
          - text: Create a dedicated SQL pool using Synapse Studio
            url: quickstart-create-sql-pool-studio.md
      - linkListType: deploy
        links:
          - text: Migration guides
            url: migration-guides/index.yml

  - title: Get started with Azure Synapse Analytics
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: get-started
        links:
          - text: Step-by-step to getting started
            url: get-started.md
          - text: STEP 1 - Create and set up a Synapse workspace
            url: get-started-create-workspace.md
          - text: STEP 2 - Analyze using a dedicated SQL pool
            url: get-started-analyze-sql-pool.md
          - text: STEP 3 - Analyze using Apache Spark
            url: get-started-analyze-spark.md
          - text: STEP 4 - Analyze using a serverless SQL pool
            url: get-started-analyze-sql-on-demand.md
          - text: STEP 5 - Analyze data in a storage account
            url: get-started-analyze-storage.md
          - text: STEP 6 - Orchestrate with pipelines
            url: get-started-pipelines.md
          - text: STEP 7 - Visualize data with Power BI
            url: get-started-visualize-power-bi.md
          - text: STEP 8 - Monitor activities
            url: get-started-monitor.md
          - text: STEP 9 - Explore the Knowledge center
            url: get-started-knowledge-center.md

  # Card
  - title: Data Explorer
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Data Explorer in Azure Synapse Analytics
            url: data-explorer/data-explorer-overview.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create a Data Explorer pool using the Synapse Studio
            url: data-explorer/data-explorer-create-pool-studio.md

  # Card
  - title: Database templates
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Database templates in Azure Synapse Analytics
            url: database-designer/overview-database-templates.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create a new Lake database leveraging database templates
            url: database-designer/quick-start-create-lake-database.md

  # Card
  - title: Apache Spark
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Apache Spark in Azure Synapse Analytics
            url: ./spark/apache-spark-overview.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create a serverless Apache Spark pool using Synapse Studio
            url: quickstart-create-apache-spark-pool-studio.md

  # Card
  - title: Synapse Link
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
            url: /azure/cosmos-db/synapse-link?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context
          - text: Azure Synapse Link for SQL
            url: ./synapse-link/sql-synapse-link-overview.md
                        
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure Cosmos DB
            url: quickstart-connect-synapse-link-cosmos-db.md
          - text: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for Azure SQL DB
            url: ./synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-database.md
          - text: Connect to Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022
            url: ./synapse-link/connect-synapse-link-sql-server-2022.md
            
  # Card
  - title: Machine Learning
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: Machine Learning in Azure Synapse
            url: ./machine-learning/what-is-machine-learning.md
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Create a new Azure Machine Learning linked service
            url: ./machine-learning/quickstart-integrate-azure-machine-learning.md      
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Model scoring wizard for SQL pools
            url: ./machine-learning/tutorial-sql-pool-model-scoring-wizard.md

  # Card
  - title: Pipeline and data flow
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
          - text: Pipeline and activities
            url: ../data-factory/concepts-pipelines-activities.md?context=/azure/synapse-analytics/context/context
      - linkListType: quickstart
        links:
          - text: Transform data
            url: quickstart-data-flow.md
          - text: Load data to SQL pool 
            url: quickstart-copy-activity-load-sql-pool.md

  # # Card (optional)
  # - title: Dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) in Azure Synapse Analytics 
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: overview
  #       links:
  #         - text: What is dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)?
  #           url: ./sql-data-warehouse/sql-data-warehouse-overview-what-is.md
  #     - linkListType: architecture
  #       links:
  #         - text: Dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) architecture
  #           url: ./sql-data-warehouse/massively-parallel-processing-mpp-architecture.md
  #         - text: Reference Architecture
  #           url: /azure/architecture/reference-architectures/data/enterprise-bi-synapse?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&bc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/breadcrumb/toc.json






  # # Card (optional)
  # - title: Load data
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: quickstart
  #       links:
  #         - text: Fast data ingestion with the COPY statement
  #           url: quickstart-bulk-load-copy-tsql.md
  #         - text: COPY statement examples
  #           url: quickstart-bulk-load-copy-tsql-examples.md
  #     - linkListType: concept
  #       links:
  #         - text: Design data loading strategy
  #           url: design-elt-data-loading.md
  #         - text: Best practices
  #           url: guidance-for-loading-data.md
  #     - linkListType: how-to-guide
  #       links:
  #         - text: Load data from Azure Data Lake Storage
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-load-from-azure-data-lake-store.md
  #     - linkListType: tutorial
  #       links:
  #         - text: Load data from Azure Blob storage
  #           url: load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-polybase.md

  # # Card
  # - title: Performance tuning
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: overview
  #       links:
  #         # - text: Best practices
  #         #   url: sql-data-warehouse-best-practices.md
  #         - text: Ordered clustered columnstore index tuning
  #           url: performance-tuning-ordered-cci.md
  #         # - text: Use materialized views for workload tuning
  #         #   url: performance-tuning-materialized-views.md
  #     - linkListType: how-to-guide
  #       links:
  #         - text: Analyze your workload
  #           url: analyze-your-workload.md
  #         # - text: linktext2
  #         #   url: file2.md

  # # Card
  # - title: Manage and monitor
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: overview
  #       links:
  #         - text: Learn to manage and monitor your data warehouse
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-overview-manageability-monitoring.md
  #     #     - text: linktext2
  #     #       url: file2.md
  #     - linkListType: how-to-guide
  #       links:
  #         - text: Monitor your workload using DMVs
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-manage-monitor.md
  #         - text: Manage and monitor workload importance
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-how-to-manage-and-monitor-workload-importance.md

  # # Card
  # - title: Secure your data warehouse
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: overview
  #       links:
  #         - text: Understand the basics of securing your data warehouse
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-overview-manage-security.md
  #         # - text: linktext2
  #         #   url: file2.md
  #     - linkListType: how-to-guide
  #       links:
  #         - text: Configure Microsoft Entra authentication
  #           url: /azure/sql-database/sql-database-aad-authentication-configure?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&bc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/breadcrumb/toc.json
  #     #     - text: linktext2
  #     #       url: file2.md

  # # Card
  # # - title: Resources
  # #   linkLists:
  # #     - linkListType: video
  # #       links:
  # #         - text: Watch the latest Synapse SQL videos
  # #           url: sql-data-warehouse-videos.md
  # #         - text: linktext2
  # #           url: file2.md

  #  # Card
  # - title: References
  #   linkLists:
  #     - linkListType: video
  #       links:
  #         - text: Watch the latest Synapse SQL videos
  #           url: sql-data-warehouse-videos.md
  #         - text: linktext2
  #           url: file2.md