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Today Question:
Azure Data Factory is:
A) Storage
B) ETL orchestrator
C) Visualization tool
D) Scheduler
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a cloud ETL and ELT service for orchestrating data flows. It allows extracting data from various sources, transforming it, and loading it into target systems. ADF supports both batch and streaming data integrations, enables scheduling and monitoring of pipelines, and provides visual tools for designing workflows without coding. It is used to consolidate data from databases, file systems, and cloud services, simplifying complex data processes and increasing processing efficiency.