Which Azure service provides a unified analytics platform combining SQL pools (data warehousing), Spark, data integration pipelines, and serverless SQL querying?
A.Azure SQL Database
Single relational engine — not an analytics platform.
B.Azure Synapse Analytics
Unified analytics workspace = Synapse. Correct.
C.Azure Cosmos DB
Operational NoSQL — not warehousing.
D.Azure Data Factory only
ADF is only orchestration — one component, not the platform.
Why this answer
Synapse is the integrated analytics service: dedicated SQL pools (warehouse), serverless SQL, Spark pools, and pipelines in one workspace. Note Microsoft Fabric is the newer unified SaaS analytics platform — both appear on DP-900.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-11-05
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