Niko Neugebauer • 1/28/2020

Copying Data into a Table in Azure SQL DW (Synapse Analytics)

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This technical article compares various methods for data ingestion into Azure Synapse Analytics (SQL DW). It lists traditional approaches like INSERT...SELECT and BCP, then focuses on the CREATE TABLE AS SELECT (CTAS) command and the newer COPY INTO command, detailing their use and advantages for efficient data loading in the Azure data platform.

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#Data Ingestion #Data Warehousing #Azure Synapse Analytics
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