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    1. Introdu ction The age of big data is upon us. Businesses are generating massive amounts of information from various sources, including customer transactions, sensor data, and social media interactions. This data holds immense potential for uncovering valuable insights, but traditional data storage solutions often struggle to keep up. Here's where Delta Tables come in, offering a revolutionary approach to managing big data in data lakes.     2. What are Delta Tables? Imagine a giant warehouse for all your company's information, but instead of just throwing everything in a pile, Delta Tables are like shelves and filing cabinets that keep things organized. Developed in 2019, they help manage massive amounts of data (big data) more easily and reliably. Unlike a regular warehouse, Delta Tables even let you see how the information looked at any point in time, like rewinding a movie! Visualize a well-organized storage unit. The bottom layer, textured like...

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to create a data flow in Azure Synapse Analytics that efficiently processes data while considering the existence of specific files. By implementing dynamic file name construction and utilizing metadata checks, the data flow ensures that only relevant data is processed, thereby improving efficiency and maintaining data integrity. This approach is particularly useful for scenarios where historical data needs to be preserved, and only the latest partition needs to be processed. Through step-by-step instructions and code examples, readers will learn how to implement this dynamic data processing solution in their Azure Synapse Analytics environment. When to Use This Method: Specifically applicable for Parquet files (not delta). Ideal for scenarios where it's necessary to retain all historical data without refreshing them. Suitable when all columns in the output file need to be preserved (common partitioning may cause used column...