Unified analytics platform​ allows to perform data integration, data exploration, data warehousing, big data analytics, and machine learning tasks from a single, unified environment.

Key features:

1. Serverless and dedicated options​

Support both data lake and data warehouse use cases and choose the most cost-effective pricing option for each workload​

2. Enterprise data warehousing​

Build your mission-critical data warehouse on the proven foundation of the industry's top-performing SQL engine.​

3. Data lake exploration​

Bring together relational and nonrelational data and easily query files in the data lake with the same service you use to build data warehousing solutions

4. Integrated AI and BI​

Complete your end-to-end analytics solution with deep integration of Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, and Power BI.​

5. End-to-end management and monitoring​

Simplify the monotonous, but necessary, data tasks that each team must do—secure your Synapse workspace and we’ll take care of the rest.​

6. Choice of language​

Use your preferred language, including T-SQL, Python, Scala, Spark SQL, and .Net—whether you use serverless or dedicated resources.​