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Key vault secrets in ADF pipelines

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This short post looks at some considerations when using key vault secrets in Data Factory to securely pass information in pipeline activities. This is not an exhaustive list however but do take note.

Databricks managed identity setup in ADF

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000

This post shows how to quickly set up a managed identity for Databricks activities in Data Factory (ADF), to eliminate the need to manage credentials.

Concurrency defaults in ADF

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In this short post, we’ll look at concurrency default values in ADF and implications of changing them or not.

ADF activity policy

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

In this post, we’ll explore the Azure Data Factory (ADF) activity policy, it’s configuration and default behaviour implications.

Specify dynamic JSON content in ADF

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000

This article shows how to utilise the json editor and key vault secret references in Azure Data factory (ADF) to provide an alternative experience for linked service connectors that do not have built-in parameterisation support.