Azure Synapse Analytics is one of the newest additions to the Azure Platform. But what is it exactly and how do we use it?

This session will give you the answers to these questions and also a few small tips that can make a huge difference to your performance.

We'll cover:
- Creating the Azure Synapse Analytics Environment
- Configuring your SQL Pool
- Additional storage options for your data
- Data Distribution over your SQL Pool (Distribution types).
- Scaling your SQL Pool for differing workloads
- Assigning Workload Management to increase performance/concurrency
- And more!

By the end of the session you'll have seen how to get started with Azure Synapse Analytics and a few things to avoid when you do!

This is a one hour session, but I can deliver parts as shorter lightning sessions upon request.