Azure Data Lake Storage
Massively scalable, secure data lake functionality built on Azure Blob Storage
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Pros
- Built on Azure Storage
- Good integration with Azure data services
- Integration with Open Source platforms via HDFS
- Hierarchical namespace
- Optimized for big data & big compute
- POSIX permissions
- ABFS optimized driver
- Multi-protocol SDK
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Cons
- Throughput limits apply
- Not all blob storage features yet supported
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