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Using Azure Data Factory Orchestrating Kusto Query-Ingest
Introduction
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is an enterprise grade data integration service that helps organizations move data from on-premises to the cloud, and from the cloud to the cloud. It can be used to orchestrate the ingestion and transformation of data into Azure Data Explorer (Kusto), and provides a unified platform to create and manage data pipelines. In this blog post, we will discuss how to use ADF to orchestrate Kusto query-ingest pipelines.

Why Kusto?
Kusto is a fully-managed service that offers interactive analytics and data exploration capabilities. It provides a fast, powerful and cost-effective way to analyze large volumes of data, and is particularly well suited for data that is stored in an Azure Storage account. Kusto is also capable of ingesting data from a variety of sources, such as Blob Storage, SQL Server, Cosmos DB and more.

Using ADF to Orchestrate Kusto Ingestion
ADF is a powerful tool that can be used to orchestrate Kusto ingestion pipelines. It provides a unified platform for creating and managing data pipelines, and enables users to easily configure the ingestion and transformation of data into Kusto. ADF can be used to orchestrate the ingestion of data from a variety of sources, including Blob Storage, SQL Server, Cosmos DB and more. Additionally, ADF can be used to orchestrate the transformation of data into a format that is suitable for Kusto, such as updating and/or deleting existing records.

Setting Up ADF
In order to use ADF to orchestrate Kusto ingestion pipelines, users must first set up ADF. This is accomplished by creating an Azure Data Factory instance, which can be done in the Azure Portal. Once the instance is created, users can begin to configure the data pipelines by adding data sources, defining the data transformation activities, and setting up the output targets. Users can also define how the pipeline should be triggered, and how often it should run.

Using ADF with Kusto
Once the ADF instance is set up, users can begin to use it to orchestrate Kusto ingestion pipelines. This is accomplished by creating a new pipeline, and then configuring it to ingest data from the desired source. Kusto is capable of ingesting data from a variety of sources, including Blob Storage, SQL Server, Cosmos DB and more. Once the data has been ingested, users can then define the data transformation activities that should be performed, such as updating and/or deleting existing records. Finally, users can configure the output targets, which is where the ingested data will be stored.

Conclusion
Using ADF to orchestrate Kusto ingestion pipelines is a powerful way to quickly and easily ingest data into Kusto. It allows users to easily configure the ingestion and transformation of data into Kusto, and provides a unified platform to create and manage data pipelines. ADF is a cost-effective and powerful solution for ingesting data into Kusto, and is an important tool for data professionals looking to quickly and easily ingest data into Kusto.
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