Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Data Factory

Composite Score

8.7 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

Azure Data Factory is Azure's cloud ETL service for scale-out serverless data integration and data transformation. It offers a code-free UI for intuitive authoring and single-pane-of-glass monitoring and management. Data Factory provides a data integration and transformation layer that works across your digital transformation initiatives.

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Microsoft Azure Data Factory Ratings

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87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Data Factory?

5% Negative

4% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Data Security

Real Time Integration

Administrative Features

Batch Integration

Exception Handling and Notifications

Synchronization and Replication

iPaaS

Data Virtualization

Metadata Management

API Management and Orchestration

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Reviews

Denis D.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Banking
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted May 2023

The cloud service to simplify data management

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Azure Data Factory has some key differentiators that set it apart from the competition: Integration with Azure services, Hybrid data integration, Flexible execution, Rich ecosystem. Azure Data Factory supports a variety of execution models, including scheduling, event-based triggers, and manual execution, also it has a rich ecosystem of connectors and integration partners, including support for big data technologies like Hadoop, Spark, and HDInsight.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Integration with Azure services. Azure Data Factory has the ability to scale to handle large volumes of data, thanks to its cloud-based infrastructure and it's considered to be a cost-effective solution for data integration, as it allows users to easily move data between different sources and destinations without requiring expensive hardware or infrastructure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Overall, Azure Data Factory is a service I highly recommend to anyone working with data in the cloud.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Before starting to create complex data pipelines, it is important to gain a good understanding of basic Azure Data Factory concepts, such as datasets, activities, and pipelines.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Ajay C.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Amazing product with fantastic features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

The ease of use and the most user friendly UI had made this product be a standalone in the market. I would definitely suggest this to others.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Importing data from a client’s server or cloud data to an Azure Data Lake has helped the ease to use in synapse analytics for reporting and BI purposes.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Activity failure mails which is sent does not specify which activity has failed. Which can be an add-on in the future which would be very useful to analyse the blocking point

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ease of use , pay as you go model , one stop for all ETL needs , user friendly UI , drag and drop features is very easy to learn even for business people.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Yash G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Submitted May 2023

ADF has been a useful tool for orchestration.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Data Factory from other similar products?

Airflow Cron jobs

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Drag and drop of job elements

What do you dislike most about this product?

Logs are hard to read and write logs

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For consuming logs wish there was a power bi dashboard to check the job health

Pros

Helps Innovate
Trustworthy
Effective Service
Respectful

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2020 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Data Security Includes ability to hide sensitive data by masking with special characters or anonymous information.

Real Time Integration Able to integrate data in near-real time and handle movement of data from a source to target. Monitoring for changes in a data source in a non-invasive manner.

Administrative Features Includes basic aspects of data extraction, transformation, and loading. Administrative console and process viewing, interruption, restart, cancel, and rollback.

Batch Integration Includes ability to schedule integration processes to run on a periodic basis to control the movement of data from a source to target.

Exception Handling and Notifications Ability to catch, report, and handle exceptions; includes transaction logging and event viewing.

Synchronization and Replication Includes the ability to accurately catch, reflect, and correct changes in data across multiple data stores.

iPaaS Includes iPaaS (Cloud hosting) features and other advanced integration capabilities

Data Virtualization Includes ability to create views joining disparate data sources without the need for persistence.

Metadata Management A metadata layer makes reporting easy and eliminates the need for coding and SQL, allowing users to see and access information in simple business language.

API Management and Orchestration Includes publishing, promoting and overseeing APIs and Orchestration Services.

Multi Channel Support The ability to support and connect with channels including Cloud Services, Big Data Platforms, web, mobile, social, IoT, wearables, etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Microsoft Azure Data Factory Reviews

Denis D.

The cloud service to simplify data management

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ajay C.

Amazing product with fantastic features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Yash G.

ADF has been a useful tool for orchestration.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Metadata Management

API Management and Orchestration

Multi Channel Support

Vendor Capability Ratings

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