General availability: Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service that automates moving and transforming data. You can quickly create, deploy, schedule, and monitor data-flow pipelines with new tools and features, including:

• A Visual Studio plug-in for authoring
• Integration with Azure Machine Learning and Azure Batch
• Enhanced Azure HDInsight integration with Apache HCatalog and on-demand cluster management
• New data connectors for cloud and on-premises stores
• Globally deployed data movement as a service

For more information, please visit the Data Factory page. For more information about pricing, please visit the Data Factory Pricing page.