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GA: Data Factory adds ORC data lake file format support for ADF Data Flows and Synapse Data Flows
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is adding new connector support to enable Optimized Row Columnar (ORC) format to data flows in ADF and Synapse Analytics in ADLS and Blob Store.
Public Preview: Data Factory adds SQL Managed Instance (SQL MI) support for ADF Data Flows and Synapse Data Flows
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is adding new connector support to SQL MI as a source and sink to data flows in ADF and Synapse Analytics in ADLS and Blob Store.
Azure Private Link Services available in China
Azure Private Link now includes multiple new services available in all China Regions
Update .NET to 4.7.2 for Azure Data Factory upgrade by 01 Dec 2020
Target availability: Q4 2020
Update .NET Framework runtime to 4.7.2 or above to allow upgrade of Azure Data Factory self-hosted integration runtime by 01 Dec 2020
Migrate your Azure Data Factory version 1 to 2 service (updated migration link)
Target retirement date: August 31, 2023
We’re retiring the Azure Data Factory version 1 service on 31 August 2023
August 2020
Azure Private Link support in Azure Data Factory now available
Azure Data Factory (ADF) now supports Azure Private Link.
Data Factory managed virtual network support is now in public preview
Run your data integration pipelines in an isolated and highly secure environment.
July 2020
Data Factory SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) migration accelerators are now generally available
Azure Data Factory now has new features to accelerate SQL Server Integration Services migration to the cloud.
Data Factory connector support for Delta Lake and Excel is now available
New connectivity added to Azure Data Factory enables managing your Data Lakes using Delta and reading data directly from Excel files.
Azure Digital Twins enhanced features are now in preview
Create new generation IoT connected solutions that model the real world
June 2020
Data Factory adds a management hub, inline datasets and support for CDM in data flows
Azure Data Factory adds new features for ADF pipelines, Synapse pipelines and data flow formats
May 2020
Easily deploy and manage Azure Stack through Avanade
Avanade, a cloud services partner, now offers a way to easily deploy and manage Azure Stack in remote locations such as factories, oil rigs, retail locations, warehouses and all edges in between.
Data Factory adds new hierarchical data handling and new flexibility for complex joins
Azure Data Factory adds new features for data flows to handle hierarchical data mapping and complex joins and lookups
April 2020
Update self-hosted integration runtime nodes to TLS 1.2 by 11 May 2020
Target availability: Q2 2020
Update your servers/machines running self-hosted integration runtimes that communicate with the Azure Data Factory backend for control plane actions to use transport layer security (TLS) 1.2 by 11 May 2020.
March 2020
Data Factory adds Managed Identity and Service Principal to Data Flows Synapse staging
Azure Data Factory adds Managed Identity and Service Principal to Data Flows Synapse staging for fast, secure data loading.
Data Factory adds Flatten transformation, single-row lookups and updated UI for container activities
Azure Data Factory added several new features to mapping data flows and pipeline activities this week: Flatten transformation, Lookup transformation, container UI.
February 2020
Data Factory adds schema import, connection tests and custom sink ordering to data flows
Azure Data Factory added several new features to mapping data flows this week: Import schema and test connection from debug cluster, custom sink ordering.
January 2020
Data Factory Adds Managed Identity Support to Data Flows
Azure Data Factory users can now build Mapping Data Flows utilized Managed Identity (formerly MSI) for Azure Data Lake Store Gen 2, Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly SQL DW).
Azure Data Factory is now available in South Africa North
Azure Data Factory is now available in the South Africa North region.
Azure Data Factory supports loading data into Azure Synapse Analytics using COPY statement
Azure Synapse Analytics introduced a new COPY statement (preview) which provides the most flexibility for high-throughput data ingestion.
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