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DP-203 · Question #221
You are implementing a batch dataset in the Parquet format. Data tiles will be produced by using Azure Data Factory and stored in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. The files will be consumed by an Azure S
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Submitted by jakub_pl· Mar 30, 2026Secure, monitor, and optimize data storage and data processing
Question
You are implementing a batch dataset in the Parquet format. Data tiles will be produced by using Azure Data Factory and stored in Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. The files will be consumed by an Azure Synapse Analytics serverless SQL pool. You need to minimize storage costs for the solution. What should you do?
Options
- AStore all the data as strings in the Parquet tiles.
- BUse OPENROWEST to query the Parquet files.
- CCreate an external table mat contains a subset of columns from the Parquet files.
- DUse Snappy compression for the files.
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Topics
#Parquet format#storage cost optimization#external table#serverless SQL pool