MDFT Pro, a well-known training agency, needs to integrate data from multiple external sources including partner training providers, certification bodies, student management systems, and third-party assessment platforms. The academy requires a robust solution to extract data from these diverse relational and non-relational data sources.
Mark, the data integration architect at MDFT Pro, is designing a comprehensive data integration strategy that can connect to various external APIs, databases, and file systems to bring student performance data into their central analytics platform. Claire, a data engineer on his team, needs to identify the most suitable Azure service that specializes in extracting data from external sources and can handle both structured and unstructured data formats.
Which Azure service is most appropriate for extracting data from external sources?
Choose the correct answer from the options below.
Explanations for each answer: