In the April session of the Azure Synapse Analytics and Microsoft MVP series, I got to show one of my favorite demos: ingesting and exploring LEGO datasets! 🤓 In just a few minutes, I grab a compressed file from the web, decompress it, store it as a Parquet file in my data lake, and run SQL queries on it using Serverless SQL. It really is that simple:

If you want to try this demo yourself, you can follow the detailed steps below. Have fun! 😃

I ran into an issue today while trying to publish a storage event trigger in Azure Synapse Analytics. After publishing, I got error messages that said “failed to subscribe” and “failed to activate”. The storage event trigger had been published, but it wouldn’t start. Help! 😱

(Skip to how I fixed the failed to subscribe / failed to activate errors 👇🏻)

The Error Messages

The error messages hinted at access control or permission issues:

I spent a couple of hours today figuring out how to connect to HubSpot from Azure Synapse Analytics. Since it wasn’t straightforward for me, I decided to blog about how I did it. Hopefully, this post can help one or two others (or future me!) save some time 😊

The HubSpot Linked Service

The Azure Synapse Analytics (or Azure Data Factory) linked service connects to HubSpot using a Client ID, Client Secret, Access Token, and Refresh Token:

How do we get these values from HubSpot?

The overall process is to:

1. Create a private app in HubSpot to get the Client ID and Client Secret
2. Authorize the private app and get authorization code
3. Exchange authorization code for Access Token and Refresh Token
4. Create linked service in Azure Synapse Analytics or Azure Data Factory

Let’s dig into the details! 🤓

Are you new to Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics? Maybe you’re an expert SSIS developer wondering how to take that first step into Azure? Do you feel a little overwhelmed by all the possible ways you can move and transform data these days? Join me at the ExCeL London on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022! I will be delivering a training day at SQLBits 2022 called Beginner’s Guide to Data Integration using Azure Data Factory or Azure Synapse Analytics 🥳

My goal is to help kickstart your journey as an Azure Data Engineer, and for all of us to have a great and safe day of learning and networking. SQLBits are taking covid safety seriously by requiring proof of vaccination / tests, wearing masks, and ensuring proper spacing between seats. I will be there in-person and hope you will be able to join us too!

(Oh, and if you want to get the most out of your week at SQLBits? Check out Paul Andrew’s training day on Wednesday called Azure Data Integration Pipelines - Advanced Design and Delivery 🤓)

On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, I will be moderating an Ask the Experts session at Data Toboggan! This is a free event focusing on Azure Synapse Analytics. There are over twenty sessions and lightning talks scheduled, covering topics such as architecture, performance, tools, data integration, machine learning and much more.

If you have any questions about Data Integration in Azure Synapse Analytics (or Azure Data Factory), join us! You don’t want to miss this session 🤓