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Automate Azure Blob Storage Data Replication to Azure Synapse
Use CData Sync to customize and automate Azure Blob Storage data replication to Azure Synapse.
Always-on applications rely on automatic failover capabilities and real-time data access. CData Sync integrates live Azure Blob Storage data into your Azure Synapse instance, allowing you to consolidate all of your data into a single location for archiving, reporting, analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and more.
Configure Azure Synapse as a Replication Destination
Using CData Sync, you can replicate Azure Blob Storage data to Azure Synapse. To add a replication destination, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select Azure Synapse as a destination.
- Enter the necessary connection properties. To connect to Azure Synapse, provide authentication properties (see below) and set the following properties to connect to a Azure Synapse database:
- Server: The server running Azure. You can find this by logging into the Azure portal and navigating to Azure Synapse Analytics -> Select your database -> Overview -> Server name.
- Database: The name of the database, as seen in the Azure portal on the Azure Synapse Analytics page.
Using SQL Password Authentication
To authenticate to Microsoft SQL Server using standard authentication, set the following:
- User: The username provided for authentication with Azure.
- Password: The password associated with the authenticating user.
- Click Test Connection to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
- Click Save Changes.
Configure the Azure Blob Storage Connection
You can configure a connection to Azure Blob Storage from the Connections tab. To add a connection to your Azure Blob Storage account, navigate to the Connections tab.
- Click Add Connection.
- Select a source (Azure Blob Storage).
- Configure the connection properties.
To connect with Azure Blog Storage, set the following connection properties:
- Connection Name - Enter a connection name of your choice.
- File Format - Select the file format that you want to use. Sync supports the CSV, PARQUET, and AVRO file formats.
- Azure Storage Account - Enter the name of your Azure storage account.
- URI - Enter the path of the file system and folder that contains your files. For example, azureblob://MyContainer/MyBlob
CData Sync supports authenticating to Microsoft OneLake in several ways. For Azure Active Directory, please see the instructions below.
Azure Active Directory
To connect with an Azure Active Directory (AD) user account, select "Azure AD" for Auth Scheme. CData Sync provides an embedded OAuth application with which to connect so no additional properties are required.
For other authentication methods (see below), refer to the Help documentation.
Other Supported Authentication Methods
- Azure Service Principal
- Azure Service Principal Certificate
- Azure Managed Service Identity
- Azure Access Key (default)
- Azure Storage SAS
- Click Connect to ensure that the connection is configured properly.
- Click Save Changes.
Configure Replication Queries
CData Sync enables you to control replication with a point-and-click interface and with SQL queries. For each replication you wish to configure, navigate to the Jobs tab and click Add Job. Select the Source and Destination for your replication.
Replicate Entire Tables
To replicate an entire table, click Add Tables in the Tables section, choose the table(s) you wish to replicate, and click Add Selected Tables.
Customize Your Replication
You can use the Columns and Query tabs of a task to customize your replication. The Columns tab allows you to specify which columns to replicate, rename the columns at the destination, and even perform operations on the source data before replicating. The Query tab allows you to add filters, grouping, and sorting to the replication.
Schedule Your Replication
In the Schedule section, you can schedule a job to run automatically, configuring the job to run after specified intervals ranging from once every 10 minutes to once every month.
Once you have configured the replication job, click Save Changes. You can configure any number of jobs to manage the replication of your Azure Blob Storage data to PostgreSQL.
