Copy real time data from Azure SQL into Azure Data Warehouse

Question

I would like to copy our data from Azure SQL (OLTP) into Azure Datawarehouse. I want the path to be close to real time.

The Microsoft system looks it takes two steps copying data from SQL Server into Azure Data Warehouse.

• First into Blob Storage with Azure Data Factory

• and then with Polybase into Azure Datawarehouse.

It looks like a two step ETL and not close to real time.

Does Microsoft have any simpler way of copying data from Azure SQL into DW for analytics?

Answer 1

You may want to consider using Striim as mentioned here by Microsoft Program Manager of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. Ellis Butterfield.