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DP-700 · Question #9

You have an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server database named Database1 that is accessed by using an on-premises data gateway. You need to copy data from Database1 to Warehouse1. Which item should you…

The correct answer is B. a data pipeline. To copy data from an on-premises SQL Server database to a Fabric Warehouse via an on-premises data gateway, you should use a data pipeline.

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Question

You have an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server database named Database1 that is accessed by using an on-premises data gateway. You need to copy data from Database1 to Warehouse1. Which item should you use?

Options

  • Aan Apache Spark job definition
  • Ba data pipeline
  • Ca Dataflow Gen1 dataflow
  • Dan eventstream

How the community answered

(20 responses)
  • A
    5% (1)
  • B
    85% (17)
  • D
    10% (2)

Why each option

To copy data from an on-premises SQL Server database to a Fabric Warehouse via an on-premises data gateway, you should use a data pipeline.

Aan Apache Spark job definition

An Apache Spark job definition is primarily used for complex data processing and transformations using Spark code, not for a straightforward data copy operation from an on-premises source.

Ba data pipelineCorrect

A Microsoft Fabric data pipeline, specifically utilizing a Copy activity, is the standard and most efficient mechanism for orchestrating data movement. It can connect to on-premises SQL Server databases via an on-premises data gateway and copy data to Fabric destinations like a Warehouse.

Ca Dataflow Gen1 dataflow

While dataflows can ingest data, Dataflow Gen1 is an older technology, and a pipeline's Copy activity is generally better suited for direct data transfer from on-premises SQL Server to a Fabric Warehouse.

Dan eventstream

An eventstream is designed for real-time ingestion and processing of streaming data, making it unsuitable for a batch copy operation from a relational database.

Concept tested: On-premises Data Ingestion with Pipelines

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/data-factory/copy-data-activity

Topics

#Data pipeline#Data ingestion#On-premises data gateway#ETL/ELT

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