Creating a Data Lakehouse with Azure Synapse Analytics (Part 2 of 5)

1. Preparations

The following prerequisites must be met to successfully start this series:

• You must be connected to the internet.
• You should use two monitors (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
• You have Microsoft Edge or any other reliable browser installed.
• You must have created a free Azure account (see Creating a Free Azure Account) or have access to an Azure account.
• You must be the Owner of the Azure subscription (this is relevant if you are using a company Azure Subscription).
• You should have Power BI Desktop installed (OPTIONAL).

2. Files

All relevant files are in a GitHub repository and can be downloaded as a ZIP file from this link.

3. Provisioning Resources

We will provision the Azure resources using an Azure Resource Management (ARM) template.

The following Azure resources will be created:

• Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS)
  - Azure Storage Directories
• Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace
• Apache Spark Pools