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General availability: Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 to Gen2 using Azure Portal
Migrate your data from Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 to Gen2 to speed up your time to insights
July 2021
Limited preview: Migrate your Azure Data Lake Storage from Gen1 to Gen2 using the Azure Portal
Use this simple experience to migrate your data from Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1 to Gen2 to speed up your time to insights.
February 2021
Action required: Switch to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 by 29 February 2024
Target retirement date: February 29, 2024
Migrate to Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2.
July 2018
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 name change
Data Lake Storage Gen2 Preview is available in the West US 2 and West Central US regions. During the preview, usage charges will show as "ADFS" on invoices. Names will change starting September 1, 2018.
March 2016
Code-free copy wizard for Azure Data Factory
Simplify how you create, deploy, and schedule your data movement pipelines by using the click-through copy wizard for Azure Data Factory.
Data Factory supports data movement in Australia regions
Azure Data Factory supports Australia regions for data movement.
February 2016
New Data Factory monitoring and management UI now available
Simplify how you monitor and manage your data pipelines with the new UI for Azure Data Factory.
November 2015
Azure Data Lake Store and Azure Data Lake Analytics integration with Azure Data Factory
You can use Azure Data Factory to move data to and from Data Lake Store, and you can run queries with Data Lake Analytics.
October 2015
Public preview: Azure Data Lake Store
Azure Data Lake Store provides a single repository where you can simply capture data of any size, type, and speed—without forcing changes to your application as the data scales.
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