How does Microsoft ETL & Data Integration perform on certain components?
In our study we looked in detail at the different products of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration software. More than 290 criteria were used in the process. The bar graph below shows the scores (on a scale of 1-5) of Microsoft Products, compared to other [survey name] tools. Please note that Passionned Group is 100% independent of the software vendors in the study. We are not a reseller, we do not make deals or have any legal ties to the vendor. Among other things, we help and advise organizations in selecting the right ETL & Data Integration platform.
Figure 1: Scorecard of the Data Integration provider Microsoft. A maximum of 100% can be obtained. Reference: the ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. Do you want to take a deep dive into our research design? Check out our buyers guide for ETL & Data Integration.
The Microsoft analysis has been established by collecting large amounts of publicly accessible data and from there it was scrutinized in detail. More than 2,680 documents have been scanned from this software vendor in recent times. In this process both algorithms and the critical eye of a senior Data Integration expert played an important role in performing the validation.Microsoft in our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023. In our 100% vendor-neutral ETL & Data Integration Guide we have researched all the ins and outs of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration for you.
Microsoft and their complete ETL & Data Integration product portfolio
Microsoft carries (a minimum of) 23 products in the field of ETL & Data Integration. Based on relevance we list the products of Microsoft below:
What is Microsoft Products?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we display the details of Microsoft Products, including some of its features and any related products. This product group consists of Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services, Microsoft Azure, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, DQS, Microsoft Dataverse, Azure Databricks, Azure Purview, Azure Data Studio, Microsoft Power Platform, Azure Data Catalog, Azure Data Explorer, Microsoft Sql Server Replication, Sql Data Sync, Azure Data Services, Azure Integration Services, Sql Server Data Quality, Microsoft Purview, Sql Server Database Replication, Azure Data Warehouse and Azure SQL Server Replication. Microsoft Products can be best defined by the following features:
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > operating system
- data infrastructure > security
- data integration
- data connectivity > hadoop
- data connectivity > apache > apache spark
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Microsoft Products? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
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What is Azure Data Factory?
This product is also known as: Data Factory
In this part, we provide a description of Azure Data Factory, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data integration
- data connectivity > BLOB
- data connectivity > JSON
- data management > big data management > big data
- data management > big data management > data lake
- data integration > data flow
- data integration > ETL > data transformation
- data infrastructure > API
- data infrastructure > security
Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Azure Data Factory? In that case open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Sql Server Integration Services?
This product is also known as: SSIS
In this paragraph, we describe Sql Server Integration Services, including some of its features and any related products. The product Sql Server Integration Services can be best characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data integration > ETL
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
- data management > data migration
- data management > data sources
- BI
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Sql Server Integration Services? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Microsoft Azure?
In this section, we report the (main) characteristics of Microsoft Azure, including some of its features and any related products. Microsoft Azure can be best characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data infrastructure > security > authentication > SSO
- data connectivity > BLOB
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data governance
- data infrastructure > security > authentication
- data infrastructure > SDK
- data connectivity > sql server
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
Do you want to know the intricacies of all elements (100+) of Microsoft Azure? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Synapse Analytics?
This product is also known as: Synapse Analytics
Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Azure Synapse Analytics, including some of its features and any related products. The Azure Synapse Analytics can be best defined by the following properties:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data management > big data management > big data
- data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehousing
- data integration > data warehousing
- data connectivity > apache > apache spark
- data management > big data management > big data analytics
- data connectivity > apache
- data integration > ETL
- BI
Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Azure Synapse Analytics? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Lake?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we display the details of Azure Data Lake, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data management > big data management > data lake
- data management > big data management > big data
- BI
- data connectivity > hadoop
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration > ETL > data transformation
- data connectivity > BLOB
- data integration > data lakehouse
- metadata management > metadata
- data management > big data management > big data processing
Are you curious about all the functions (100+) of Azure Data Lake? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is DQS?
In this part, we give you insight in the key behaviors of DQS, including some of its features and any related products. The product DQS can be defined by the following functionalities:
- data quality management > data quality
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data management
- metadata management > metadata
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data quality management > data profiling
- data quality management > data cleansing
- data quality management > data matching
- data management > data sources
Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of DQS? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Microsoft Dataverse?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe Microsoft Dataverse, including some of its features and any related products. Microsoft Dataverse can be best characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data infrastructure > API
- data infrastructure > security
- data infrastructure > rest API
- data integration
- master data management > master data
- BI
- data management > big data management > data lake
- data integration > data hub
Are you curious about all features (100+) of Microsoft Dataverse? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Databricks?
In this section, we portrait Azure Databricks, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following characteristics:
- data connectivity > apache > apache spark
- data infrastructure > security
- data management > big data management > data lake
- data integration > data lakehouse
- data infrastructure > open source
- data infrastructure > API
- data connectivity > BLOB
- data infrastructure > rest API
- data connectivity > GIT
Are you now curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Azure Databricks? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Purview?
Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Azure Purview, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be characterized by the following characteristics:
- data governance
- data management > data sources
- BI
- data infrastructure > security
- data governance > data protection
- metadata management > data lineage
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- metadata management > metadata
- metadata management > data catalog
Do you want to know the intricacies of all properties (100+) of Azure Purview? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Studio?
Under this heading, we provide a description of Azure Data Studio, including some of its features and any related products. The Azure Data Studio can be best defined by the following properties:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data management
- data infrastructure > SDK
- data connectivity > postgresql
- data connectivity > mysql
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data infrastructure > open source
Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Azure Data Studio? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Microsoft Power Platform?
In this paragraph, we describe Microsoft Power Platform, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following functionalities:
- BI
- data management > data sources
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Microsoft Power Platform? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Catalog?
In this section, we portrait Azure Data Catalog, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best defined by the following characteristics:
- metadata management > data catalog
- data management > data sources
- metadata management > metadata
- data management > data source
- data infrastructure > API
- BI
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data infrastructure > rest API
- data management
- data governance
Are you curious about all features (100+) of Azure Data Catalog? Then order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Explorer?
Under this heading, we provide a description of Azure Data Explorer, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be characterized by the following functionalities:
- data management > real-time
- data infrastructure > API
- data management > big data management > big data analytics
- data integration > data ingestion
- data infrastructure > cloud platform
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data management > big data management > data lake
- data infrastructure > operating system > linux
Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Azure Data Explorer? Download directly our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Microsoft Sql Server Replication?
This product is also known as: Sql Server Replication
In this paragraph, we provide a description of Microsoft Sql Server Replication, including some of its features and any related products. Microsoft Sql Server Replication can be best defined by the following functionalities:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data replication > transactional replication
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data replication > sql replication
- data connectivity > ODBC
- data management > real time
- data connectivity > mysql
- data connectivity > ole db
- data integration > data warehouse
Are you curious about all features (100+) of Microsoft Sql Server Replication? In that case open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Sql Data Sync?
In this paragraph, we report the (main) characteristics of Sql Data Sync, including some of its features and any related products. The Sql Data Sync can be characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data replication > data synchronization
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > security
Do you want to know the intricacies of all characteristics (100+) of Sql Data Sync? Open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Services?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Azure Data Services, including some of its features and any related products. The product Azure Data Services can be characterized by the following properties:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > postgresql
- data integration
- data infrastructure > API
- data management > real-time
- data connectivity > sql server
- data connectivity > mysql
- data connectivity > nosql
- data infrastructure > interoperability
Do you want to know everything about all elements (100+) of Azure Data Services? In that case open the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Integration Services?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Azure Integration Services, including some of its features and any related products. This product / group of products can be best characterized by the following features:
- data infrastructure > API
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data management > data sources
- data connectivity > sql server
- data replication > data synchronization
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functions (100+) of Azure Integration Services? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Sql Server Data Quality?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we describe the key elements of Sql Server Data Quality, including some of its features and any related products. This product can be best characterized by the following features:
- data quality management > data quality
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- master data management > master data
- BI
- data integration > data warehouse
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > security
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data connectivity > JSON
Are you curious about all elements (100+) of Sql Server Data Quality? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Microsoft Purview?
We do not display here all the features but, in this paragraph, we portrait Microsoft Purview, including some of its features and any related products. Microsoft Purview can be best characterized by the following features:
- data governance
- data infrastructure > security
- metadata management > metadata
- data management > data sources
- data infrastructure > data security
- data management > data source
- data governance > data protection
- data connectivity > BLOB
- data management
- BI
Do you want to know the intricacies of all the functionalities (100+) of Microsoft Purview? Then download our ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Sql Server Database Replication?
Under this heading, we report the (main) characteristics of Sql Server Database Replication, including some of its features and any related products. The Sql Server Database Replication can be characterized by the following features:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data replication > transactional replication
- data replication > database replication
- data replication > sql replication
- data connectivity > microsoft sql server
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data infrastructure > security
- data management > real time
Do you want to know everything about all the functionalities (100+) of Sql Server Database Replication? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure Data Warehouse?
We don’t reveal everything here but, in this paragraph, we describe Azure Data Warehouse, including some of its features and any related products. The Azure Data Warehouse can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data integration > data warehouse
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data integration > data warehousing
- BI
- data connectivity > sql server
- data integration
- data connectivity > XML
- data management > big data management > big data
- data integration > data warehouse > enterprise data warehouse
- data management > big data management > data lake
Are you curious about all the functionalities (100+) of Azure Data Warehouse? Download the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
What is Azure SQL Server Replication?
In this section, we provide a description of Azure SQL Server Replication, including some of its features and any related products. The Azure SQL Server Replication can be defined by the following characteristics:
- data integration > ETL > SQL
- data connectivity > sql server
- data replication > transactional replication
- data replication > sql replication
- data infrastructure > operating system > windows
- data management > CDC
- data integration > data warehouse
- data replication
- data management > real-time
- data management > data migration > database migration
Are you now curious about all elements (100+) of Azure SQL Server Replication? In that case order the ETL & Data Integration Guide™ 2023 here.
Three recent innovations of Microsoft Products-tools and the version history
Lately, we see a negative development in terms of ETL & Data Integration functionality and support for operating systems, cloud platforms and connectivity. The latest innovations are in the areas of data replication > data synchronization > master data synchronization, data management > big data management > big data preparation and data replication > data synchronization > automated data synchronization.
We investigated Microsoft’s current releases of its complete ETL & Data Integration proposition. Below we give an overview of the various releases of all available ETL & Data Integration products of Microsoft:
- Azure Data Explorer: 101
- Azure Data Factory: October 2022 June 2022
- Azure Data Studio: 1.46.1 1.41.2 1.41
- Azure Databricks: 30
- Azure Synapse Analytics: April 2023 March 2022 January 2022 November 2021
- Data Factory: February 2023 June 2022
- Microsoft Dataverse: 2022 2021
- Microsoft Power Platform: 2023 2022 36
- Microsoft Products: 365
- Sql Server Integration Services: 13.0
Behind each product we show the version numbers, the most recent versions are mentioned first.
Can you easily determine the licensing costs of Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services and Microsoft Azure?
It is difficult to determine exactly how much a license of Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services and Microsoft Azure costs because it depends on the country, the number of users, the connectors to data sources, and at what point in the year you request a quote. If you do this a few weeks before the end of Microsoft’s fiscal quarter, you may be in for a decent discount. As part of a cloud-first strategy, it makes sense running the software in the cloud. Often you only pay for what you consume in resources. The purchase cost of Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services and Microsoft Azure may not be the most important costs, but maintenance and support do show up in your budget every year.
What makes Microsoft ETL & Data Integration distinctive
In our study, we see that Microsoft in the field of ETL & Data Integration software has several specific features and thus differentiates itself from the competition. This makes Microsoft Products more or less unique: generating test data, master data quality, sql replication, lookup transformation and ETL jobs.
The advantages and disadvantages of Microsoft Products
Figure 71: Tag cloud of the pros and cons of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration
Get to know the key features of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration in the following topic paragraphs. There we describe all the pros and cons of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration, Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services and Microsoft Azure, et cetera. This overview and scores are not rigid: Microsoft can currently work on creating new capabilities (such as support for quickbooks and database replication). Or a certain feature is not (yet) (well) documented.
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1. Microsoft Data Replication
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent score in our independent ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Data Replication’ (for this section Microsoft comes out as the absolute market leader in our research). The score amounts to 100%, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: data synchronization, database replication and sql replication. In doing so, we analyzed the following products: Azure SQL Server Replication. In total, we examined 32 selection criteria within this main theme. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Replication’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
2. Microsoft Data Integration
The vendor Microsoft has an excellent score in our recently updated, independent ETL & Data Integration study on the section ‘Data Integration’ with a score of 96%, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: ETL, data warehouse, data flow, data integration platform, data integrity, data ingestion and data integration projects. In doing so, we assessed the following three products: Sql Server Integration Services, Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics. In total, we examined 167 features within this discipline. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study 2023. Or learn more about the following topics:
3. Microsoft Data Management
Microsoft has an excellent score in our objective ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Data Management’, given that they score 95% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data sources and real time. In doing so, we analyzed the following products: Azure Data Studio. In total, we examined 71 features within this discipline. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
4. Microsoft Data Infrastructure
The company has an excellent score in our study on the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’. The score amounts to 92%, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: security, rest API, operating system, data virtualization, interoperability, data transfer and cloud platforms. In total, we examined 87 features within this discipline. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Infrastructure’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
5. Microsoft Data Connectivity
Microsoft has an excellent score in our study on the subject ‘Data Connectivity’, given that they score 88% on this, relative to other vendors. We considered the following factors: microsoft sql server, teradata, amazon redshift, FTP, GIT, FTPS and postgresql. In total, we examined 50 criteria within this section. Would you like to go into more depth with the subject ‘Data Connectivity’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
6. Microsoft Data Governance
Microsoft has a good rating in our study on the subject ‘Data Governance’, given that they score 78% on this, compared to other vendors. We looked at the following criteria, among others: dataops, data protection, data privacy, test data and data anonymization. In doing so, we investigated the following two products: Azure Purview and Microsoft Purview. In total, we examined 11 features within this discipline. Would you like to become more proficient in the subject ‘Data Governance’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
7. Microsoft Metadata Management
Microsoft has a good score in our study on the subject ‘Metadata Management’ with a score of 75%, compared to other vendors. We used the following selection criteria: metadata, data catalog, data lineage, enterprise data catalog, metadata repository and impact analysis. In total, we examined 7 aspects in this category. Would you like to delve further into the subject ‘Metadata Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide.
8. Microsoft Self-service Integration
Microsoft has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the subject ‘Self-service Integration’. The company scores 62% on this topic, compared to other vendors. We considered the following factors: self-service data preparation, self-service data integration, self-service data warehouse, self-service data management, self-service data quality, self-service data profiling and self-service data cleansing. In total, we examined 8 selection criteria within this main theme. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Self-service Integration’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Study.
9. Microsoft Data Quality Management
Microsoft has a good score in our 100% vendor-independent ETL & Data Integration survey on the section ‘Data Quality Management’, given that they score 59% on this, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: data profiling and business rules. In total, we examined 28 aspects in this category. Are you planning to specialize further in the subject ‘Data Quality Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide 2023.
10. Microsoft Master Data Management
The company has a moderate rating in our current ETL & Data Integration survey of the theme ‘Master Data Management’. The score amounts to 46%, relative to other vendors. The following criteria were used: master data, master data integration, location data, master data quality, master data replication, employee master data and customer master data. In total, we examined 16 criteria within this section. Would you like to learn more about the subject ‘Master Data Management’? Then download here our ETL & Data Integration Guide. Or learn more about the following topics:
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The footprint of Microsoft ETL & Data Integration in different sectors
In our vendor-neutral ETL study, we also looked at which industries a supplier has a track record. These are the industries where Microsoft has the largest footprint: agriculture, airlines, banking, education, energy, food, governments, health care, insurance, logistics, pharmaceuticals, retail, telecom and universities.
Microsoft software is most used by…
The ETL & Data Integration software from Microsoft is most often mentioned in combination with the following functions: business analysts and data engineers.
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Training and courses Microsoft ETL & Data Integration
The specialists of Passionned Group organize various courses in the area of ETL & Data Integration but can also provide specific Microsoft training, for example as incompany. Then think about the following software: Azure Data Factory, Sql Server Integration Services and Microsoft Azure. Of course we color such a training with the ideas of the intelligent, data-driven organization.
Final judgment: Microsoft Products scores eminent
Microsoft has a extensive product portfolio with which it scores eminent in our ETL & Data Integration survey. Microsoft ETL & Data Integration innovates (approximately) at an average rate of more than 15 features per year, is active (for now) in lots of different sectors, and growing high in the field of data replication.
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