Azure Data Factory Compute Environment
Question
Which Azure Data Factory component provides the compute environment for activities?
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A. B. C. D.B
The Integration Runtime (IR) is the compute infrastructure used by Azure Data Factory to provide the following data integration capabilities across different network environments:
-> Data Flow
-> Data movement
-> Activity dispatch
-> SSIS package execution
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/concepts-integration-runtimeThe correct answer is B. an integration runtime.
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a cloud-based data integration service that allows you to create, schedule, and orchestrate workflows that move and transform data. ADF provides a platform for building data integration solutions that allow organizations to efficiently and reliably move data from various sources to various destinations.
ADF consists of several components, including pipelines, activities, datasets, triggers, and integration runtimes. Pipelines are made up of activities that define the steps required to perform a specific task. Datasets define the data source or destination for an activity. Triggers specify when a pipeline should be executed.
Integration runtimes provide the compute environment for activities. They are responsible for the execution of activities within pipelines. Integration runtimes can be hosted in Azure or on-premises, and they can be dedicated or shared. When an activity is executed, it is assigned to an integration runtime, which manages the execution of the activity.
SSIS packages are not a component of Azure Data Factory. SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) is a Microsoft data integration tool that is used to build data integration solutions. While ADF can integrate with SSIS, it is not a component of ADF itself.
A control flow is a component of an SSIS package that defines the flow of tasks and transformations required to perform a specific data integration task. A control flow is not a component of ADF.
A pipeline is a series of activities that define the steps required to perform a specific task. Pipelines are a core component of ADF, but they do not provide the compute environment for activities. Integration runtimes provide the compute environment for activities within pipelines.
