Dedicated vs. Serverless SQL Pools in Azure Synapse
Dedicated vs. Serverless SQL Pools in Azure Synapse Azure Synapse Analytics is a powerful analytics service that combines data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. It offers two types of SQL pools to query and analyze data: Dedicated SQL Pools Serverless SQL Pools Both serve different purposes, and choosing the right one depends on your use case, performance needs, and budget. 1. Dedicated SQL Pools What is it? A Dedicated SQL Pool (formerly Azure SQL Data Warehouse) is a provisioned data warehouse. You allocate resources (compute and storage) up front and pay for them whether they are used or not. Key Features: Fixed compute resources (measured in DWUs – Data Warehousing Units). Suitable for large-scale data warehousing workloads. Data is stored in a relational format inside the Synapse-managed storage. Supports parallel query execution (MPP – Massively Parallel Processing). Pros: High performance for complex and frequent queries. Predictable and consisten...