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Analytics premium Databricks job A scheduled or triggered Databricks workflow that runs one or more tasks using configured compute, parameters, retries, notifications, and access controls. Azure Databricks fundamentals 7 commands Aliases: Databricks workflow job, Lakeflow Job, Databricks Jobs Quick peek Open full term page

Monitoring and Observability premium Database diagnostic settings Azure Monitor routing rules that export database logs and metrics to Log Analytics, Storage, Event Hubs, or partner destinations for investigation and governance. Azure Monitor intermediate 4 commands Aliases: SQL diagnostic settings, database diagnostics export, Azure Monitor diagnostic settings for databases Quick peek Open full term page

Security premium Managed identity for data access Managed identity for data access is the pattern of using a managed identity to let a workload read or write data without embedded secrets. Teams use it when pipelines, applications, jobs, or analytics services need secure access to storage, databases, or other data services. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for least-privilege data access, reduced secret exposure, and cleaner audit trails instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear. Data access security intermediate 3 commands Aliases: Managed identity for data access, Microsoft Entra ID, Data access security Quick peek Open full term page

Security field-manual-complete Least privilege data access Microsoft Learn describes least privilege as granting users and applications only the data and operations required to do their jobs. In Azure data access, that means scoped roles, managed identities, limited secrets, network controls, and reviewable permissions instead of broad owner-style access. Data operations intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Security field-manual-complete Private Link for data services Private Link for data services means your applications connect to databases, storage, and analytics services through private endpoints instead of public endpoints. Data operations intermediate 5 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Monitoring and Observability premium Search service diagnostic logs Search service diagnostic logs are Azure Monitor resource logs from Azure AI Search that record query, suggest, autocomplete, lookup, indexing, service statistics, and operational events. They are collected in Log Analytics or storage when diagnostic settings are enabled on the search service. Data operations intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Azure AI Search logs, search resource logs, Microsoft.Search diagnostics, search operation logs, Search diagnostic settings Quick peek Open full term page

Integration premium Built-in connector A built-in connector is an Azure Logic Apps connector that runs natively with the Logic Apps runtime instead of through a separately hosted managed connector service. Logic Apps intermediate 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Databases premium Cosmos DB role definition Cosmos DB role definition means the built-in or custom set of Cosmos DB data-plane permissions that a role assignment can grant to an identity in Azure Cosmos DB. In plain English, it is the thing developers and operators check when they need to understand how data access really works. It connects the application model to defining readable and writable actions, separating metadata access from data operations, and standardizing application permissions. For a production team, it turns vague database talk into a specific thing to inspect in the portal, SDK code, templates, metrics, and incident notes. Azure Cosmos DB intermediate 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Monitoring and Observability premium Diagnostic settings for storage Diagnostic settings for storage route Azure Storage platform logs and metrics, including service-specific operations where supported, to destinations such as Log Analytics, Event Hubs, or Storage for investigation and compliance. Data operations intermediate 4 commands Aliases: storage diagnostic settings, Azure Storage diagnostic settings, Storage account diagnostic settings, storage platform log routing Quick peek Open full term page

Monitoring and Observability premium AI service diagnostic settings AI service diagnostic settings are Azure Monitor settings on an Azure AI or Foundry Tools resource that route resource logs and platform metrics to destinations such as Log Analytics, Storage, or Event Hubs for investigation and retention. Azure Monitor intermediate 3 commands Aliases: Azure AI diagnostic settings, Foundry Tools diagnostic logging, Cognitive Services diagnostic settings, AI resource logs Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics verified Workflow Orchestration Manager Workflow Orchestration Manager in Azure Data Factory is a managed Apache Airflow environment for authoring, scheduling, and monitoring DAG-based data workflows. It runs Airflow components for teams that need dependency-aware orchestration without building and maintaining their own Airflow infrastructure and monitoring controls. Data engineering and analytics intermediate 6 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Integration top-250-pre130-priority-upgraded Logic App A Logic App is an Azure Logic Apps resource or workflow that automates business and integration processes by connecting a trigger, actions, connectors, data operations, conditions, and monitoring so systems can exchange information without custom glue code everywhere in governed production environments. Azure Logic Apps fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Azure Logic Apps Quick peek Open full term page

Storage learning-path-anchor Data Lake storage account A storage feature or access model in Data Lake Storage Gen2 that helps teams store, protect, move, and govern application or analytics data with clearer ownership, safety, and operational context. Data Lake Storage Gen2 advanced 19 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory Azure’s managed data integration service for creating pipelines that move, transform, schedule, and orchestrate data across cloud, SaaS, and hybrid stores. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 6 commands Aliases: Data Factory, Data Factory, data factory Quick peek Open full term page

Databases premium Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server A fully managed Azure PostgreSQL service with configurable compute, storage, backups, networking, maintenance, extensions, and high availability options. Managed PostgreSQL intermediate 5 commands Aliases: PostgreSQL Flexible Server Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory pipeline A logical grouping of Data Factory activities that performs a coordinated data movement, transformation, or control-flow process. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 5 commands Aliases: Data Factory pipeline, ADF pipeline, data factory pipeline Quick peek Open full term page

Storage premium Data Lake Gen2 endpoint A Data Lake Gen2 endpoint is the DFS endpoint on a storage account used by Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 APIs, ABFS URIs, and hierarchical namespace operations. Data Lake Storage Gen2 intermediate 5 commands Aliases: ADLS Gen2 endpoint, DFS endpoint, dfs.core.windows.net endpoint, Data Lake endpoint Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Trigger in Data Factory In Azure Data Factory, a trigger determines when a pipeline run starts. Microsoft Learn describes manual, schedule, tumbling window, storage event, and custom event triggers; each carries timing, state, event, or dependency information that Data Factory uses to create pipeline runs. Data integration fundamentals 5 commands Aliases: Data Factory trigger, ADF trigger, Azure Data Factory trigger, pipeline trigger in Data Factory Quick peek Open full term page

AI and Machine Learning premium Azure AI Search data source Azure AI Search data source is the connection definition an Azure AI Search indexer uses to read content from a supported external data store. AI platform and search intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Search data source, SearchIndexerDataSourceConnection, data source connection, indexer data source, search data source connection Quick peek Open full term page

Management and Governance premium Azure data plane The Azure data plane is the part of Azure you use after a resource exists, when you interact with the capability that resource provides. Microsoft Learn anchors this term in Azure control plane and data plane, but this field-manual definition is intentionally wider than an older short glossary entry because the page must teach what to inspect, what can break, who owns the decision, and which evidence proves the Azure environment is behaving as intended. In field use, start with the technical boundary: Technically, data-plane operations are service-specific operations against. Azure Resource Manager fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Security premium Data classification tag A tag or catalog label that marks the sensitivity, owner, regulatory handling, or business classification of an Azure resource or dataset. Data protection and governance Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: classification tag, sensitivity tag, data sensitivity tag, confidentiality tag Quick peek Open full term page

AI and Machine Learning premium Data drift A measurable change in production input data or feature distributions compared with the baseline data used to train or validate a model. Model monitoring and MLOps Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: feature drift, input data drift, model data drift Quick peek Open full term page

Security premium Data exfiltration control A set of Azure controls that restrict, inspect, or approve where sensitive data can leave a workload, workspace, network, or tenant boundary. Network and data protection Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: egress control, data exfiltration protection, approved outbound data boundary Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory connector A built-in or configured integration capability that lets Data Factory read from or write to a supported data store, SaaS application, or service endpoint. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory connector, ADF connector, data factory connector Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory debug run An interactive test execution used while authoring a Data Factory pipeline or data flow before publishing or triggering it in production. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory debug run, ADF debug run, data factory debug run Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory expression language The syntax and function set used in Data Factory to build dynamic values, reference parameters, inspect activity output, and control pipeline behavior. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory expression language, ADF expression language, data factory expression language Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory Git integration The source-control connection that lets Data Factory authoring use Azure Repos or GitHub branches instead of editing only the live factory mode. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory Git integration, ADF Git integration, data factory git integration Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory global parameter A factory-level constant that pipelines can reference in expressions and that CI/CD can override per environment. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory global parameter, ADF global parameter, data factory global parameter Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory managed identity The Microsoft Entra identity assigned to a Data Factory so pipelines and linked services can access Azure resources without embedded passwords. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory managed identity, ADF managed identity, data factory managed identity Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory managed virtual network A Microsoft-managed network boundary used by Azure Integration Runtime to isolate data integration traffic and connect through managed private endpoints. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory managed virtual network, ADF managed virtual network, data factory managed virtual network Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory monitoring The operational view of Data Factory pipeline runs, activity runs, trigger history, integration runtime health, metrics, logs, and alerts. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory monitoring, ADF monitoring, data factory monitoring Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory parameter A read-only value passed into a Data Factory pipeline, dataset, linked service, or data flow so behavior can change at run time. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory parameter, ADF parameter, data factory parameter Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory private endpoint A Private Link connection that exposes Data Factory or related data movement targets through a private IP address instead of a public network path. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory private endpoint, ADF private endpoint, data factory private endpoint Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory publish branch The repository branch where Data Factory stores generated ARM templates after publishing from the collaboration branch. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory publish branch, ADF publish branch, data factory publish branch Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics premium Data Factory variable A mutable pipeline-scoped value that Data Factory activities can set and read during a pipeline run. Data integration and orchestration Intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Data Factory variable, ADF variable, data factory variable Quick peek Open full term page

Identity premium Log Analytics Data Reader A Log Analytics Data Reader assignment is an Azure built-in RBAC role for letting approved users, groups, or workload identities query the Log Analytics logs they are allowed to view across workspaces and tables without granting workspace administration, table management, or broader monitoring control. Azure RBAC fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Databases premium MySQL database MySQL database means a named database inside an Azure Database for MySQL server that stores application tables, users, routines, and data objects. You see it when developers create application data boundaries, run migrations, grant access, restore data, or separate tenant and service data. Think of it as the application data boundary inside the managed MySQL server. It matters because the setting changes how teams design, secure, operate, and troubleshoot the workload. Before changing it in production, know the owner, dependency, evidence, expected result, and rollback path. Azure Database for MySQL fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Databases premium Managed instance database A managed instance database is a database hosted inside Azure SQL Managed Instance with managed platform operations and SQL Server compatibility features. Teams use it when a workload needs managed SQL operations while keeping instance-level features closer to SQL Server. In plain English, it gives operators a named control for database-level ownership, backup evidence, restore planning, and migration clarity within a managed instance instead of leaving the decision hidden in a portal setting, script, or deployment file. Treat it as production-ready only when the owner, dependencies, permission boundary, monitoring signal, and rollback evidence are clear. Azure SQL Managed Instance intermediate 3 commands Aliases: Managed instance database, Azure SQL Managed Instance Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks metastore The top-level Unity Catalog container for catalogs, schemas, tables, volumes, models, functions, and governance permissions. Databricks intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Unity Catalog metastore, Databricks Unity Catalog metastore, metastore Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks MLflow The managed MLflow experience in Azure Databricks for experiments, runs, metrics, artifacts, model lineage, and MLOps evidence. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: MLflow on Databricks, Databricks experiment tracking, MLflow tracking Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks model serving A managed serving endpoint pattern for exposing Databricks models or AI workloads for online inference with operational controls. Databricks intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Databricks Model Serving, serving endpoint, model serving endpoint Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks notebook A collaborative Azure Databricks document for code, SQL, visualizations, exploration, jobs, and ML workflows attached to compute. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Azure Databricks notebook, Databricks workspace notebook, interactive notebook Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks Photon The native vectorized Azure Databricks engine for accelerating eligible SQL, DataFrame, ETL, and streaming workloads. Databricks intermediate 4 commands Aliases: Photon engine, Photon acceleration, Databricks vectorized engine Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks repo A workspace Git integration, now called Git folders, for versioning notebooks and files used in Databricks development and CI/CD. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Databricks Repos, Databricks Git folder, Azure Databricks Git folders, workspace Git folder Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks schema A Unity Catalog namespace under a catalog that groups tables, views, volumes, models, functions, and permissions. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Unity Catalog schema, Databricks database schema, schema in Unity Catalog Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks secret scope A named Databricks collection of secrets used to store credentials and grant controlled read or manage access to workloads. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Databricks secrets scope, secret scope, Azure Databricks secrets Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks SQL warehouse A Databricks SQL compute resource for interactive queries, dashboards, BI tools, and governed analytics workloads. Databricks intermediate 4 commands Aliases: SQL warehouse, Databricks SQL compute, serverless SQL warehouse Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics learning-path-anchor Databricks table A governed Databricks data object, commonly managed, external, or foreign, queried through Unity Catalog and optimized for analytics. Databricks fundamentals 4 commands Aliases: Unity Catalog table, Delta table in Databricks, Databricks managed table Quick peek Open full term page

AI and Machine Learning command-rich Data source in AI Search Data source in AI Search is documented by Microsoft as part of the Azure AI Search area in Azure. Azure AI Search intermediate 6 commands Aliases: No aliases yet Quick peek Open full term page

Analytics field-manual-complete Synapse data explorer pool A analytics platform concept in Synapse Analytics that helps teams move, transform, query, and govern data at scale with clearer ownership, safety, and operational context. Synapse Analytics fundamentals 6 commands Aliases: Azure Synapse data explorer pool, Data Explorer pool, Kusto pool in Synapse, Synapse Kusto pool, Synapse data explorer pool, legacy Synapse Data Explorer, synapse data explorer pool, synapse-data-explorer-pool Quick peek Open full term page