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B. ShiyalBeginning Azure Synapse Analyticshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7061-5_1

1. Core Data and Analytics Concepts

Bhadresh Shiyal1  
(1)
Mumbai, India
 

A few years back, oil companies used to rule the business world. That is no longer the case. Now data is considered the new oil, and there are multiple reasons to agree with this idea. Due to the explosion in social media platforms, a high volume of data is generated on a daily basis. Additionally, Internet of Things (IoT) devices generate a significant volume of data. Similarly, a variety of data is being generated and stored at a never-before-seen high velocity. As a result, organizations of all sizes ...

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