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Anonymous
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What are the best practices for handling large file transfers in Azure Data Factory, and how can I optimize performance for big data workflows?

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frithjof_v
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If you are referring to Fabric Data Factory:

 

Try using Data Pipeline Copy Activity, or Dataflow Gen2 Fast Copy.

 

(If you are referring to Azure Data Factory: that's another forum.)

 

You could potentially look into Notebooks as well.

 

What kind of data source are you going to read from?

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

If it's in Fabric Data Factory, you can test as frithjof_v said.

 

For your second question, to optimize performance for big data workflows in Azure Data Factory.

I think you can check out this official document below:

Mapping data flow performance and tuning guide - Azure Data Factory & Azure Synapse | Microsoft Lear...

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous ,

If it's in Fabric Data Factory, you can test as frithjof_v said.

 

For your second question, to optimize performance for big data workflows in Azure Data Factory.

I think you can check out this official document below:

Mapping data flow performance and tuning guide - Azure Data Factory & Azure Synapse | Microsoft Lear...

 

 

Best Regards

Yilong Zhou

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

frithjof_v
Community Champion
Community Champion

If you are referring to Fabric Data Factory:

 

Try using Data Pipeline Copy Activity, or Dataflow Gen2 Fast Copy.

 

(If you are referring to Azure Data Factory: that's another forum.)

 

You could potentially look into Notebooks as well.

 

What kind of data source are you going to read from?

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