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Azure Data Lake Analytics

byMicrosoft
in Hadoop Distributions
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Azure Data Lake Analytics

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Azure Data Lake Analytics?

Azure Data Lake Analytics is a software designed for distributed analytics that allows users to process large volumes of data on demand. The software enables users to develop and run parallel data transformation and processing programs in U-SQL, R, Python, and .NET over petabytes of data. It provides features such as dynamic scaling, on-the-fly resource allocation, and the ability to handle complex queries across multiple data sources. Azure Data Lake Analytics is aimed at addressing business challenges related to big data by simplifying data integration, improving processing speed, and supporting custom analytics jobs without the need for managing infrastructure. The software helps organizations derive insights from structured and unstructured data, thereby supporting data-driven decision making.

Azure Data Lake Analytics Pricing

Azure Data Lake Analytics software uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model based on the number of analytics units and the duration for which the jobs run. Costs are incurred according to the volume of data processed and compute resources used during job execution. Users can adjust resources per job, and there are no upfront costs or termination fees associated with usage of the software.

Overall experience with Azure Data Lake Analytics

IT SUPPORT
10B - 30B USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“Azure Data Lake Analytics”

5.0
Feb 12, 2019
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Manager, Business Information
500M - 1B USD, Government
CRITICAL

“Marketing Looks Good but Challenged in Real Work Implementation”

3.0
May 18, 2017
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 11th August 2023

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.

Company Details

Updated 25th March 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
1975
Head office location
Redmond, Washington, United States
Number of employees
10000+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
Website
https://microsoft.com

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Azure Data Lake Analytics Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(6 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
33%
4 Star
50%
3 Star
17%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?
  • IT SUPPORT
    10B+ USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Azure Data Lake Analytics

    5.0
    Feb 12, 2019
    Very good and it helpful great product The data lake analytics tool is good, and provides loads of compute power to speed up processing time
  • IT SUPPORT
    10B+ USD
    Banking
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    Azure Data Lake Analytics

    5.0
    Feb 12, 2019
    Very good and it helpful great product The data lake analytics tool is good, and provides loads of compute power to speed up processing time
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Performance of Azure Data Lake Analytics Across Market Features

Azure Data Lake Analytics Likes & Dislikes

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Lack of up to date training. Knowledge and training scattered. No Quick Start guide.

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Lack of up to date training. Knowledge and training scattered. No Quick Start guide.

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Lack of up to date training. Knowledge and training scattered. No Quick Start guide.

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