Learn the foundations of Azure Data Factory (ADF) in this beginner-friendly lesson. We cover what ADF is, how it works in modern data engineering, ETL vs ELT, ADF vs Synapse vs Fabric, and the key use cases of ADF in real-world pipelines. You’ll have a quick peek into the Azure basics you need before building pipelines—Azure Storage, Blob containers, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL Database, networking, firewall rules, and authentication options like SAS tokens, service principals, and managed identity. This lesson sets the groundwork for mastering Azure Data Engineering and building enterprise-grade pipelines. #Azure #AzureDataFactory #ADF #DataEngineering #AzureSQL #ADLS #AzureTutorial #CloudEngineering #ETL #ELT