22-25 April 2026
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Azure Synapse Analytics Picking the Right Pool

2022

TL; DR

This session covers the main uses cases for each of the Azure Synapse Analytics Pools: Spark, Dedicated SQL, Serverless SQL and Data Explorer.

Session Details

Azure Synapse analytics has several different types of pools but how do you know which one to use? This session covers the main uses cases for each of the Azure Synapse Analytics Pools: Spark, Dedicated SQL, Serverless SQL and Data Explorer. Along the way, we will review some example architectures and best practices for managing costs and environment configuration.

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Speakers

Jason Horner

blog.jasonhorner.com

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