Azure Data Factory reservations
What is Azure Data Factory?
Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a fully managed, serverless data integration solution for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data.
It offers a code-free UI for authoring and single-pane-of-glass monitoring and management, allowing users to move data between on-premises and cloud systems.
ADF also allows users to lift and shift existing SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) packages to Azure and run them with full compatibility.
Let’s have a look at what the reservations have to offer in this space!
Note that the reservations only apply to the Data Flow (Cluster Configuration) component of Azure Data Factory:
There are two types of reservations available:
When you reserve Data Factory capacity, you buy the capacity for a specific number of cores in a specific region.
As an example, if you are running one General Purpose instance with 8 vCores, you would buy 8 units of the “Data Flow – General Purpose” type.
The discounts are as follows:
- Data Flow – General Purpose – One Year Term – 25%
- Data Flow – Memory Optimized – One Year Term – 25%
- Data Flow – General Purpose – Three Year Term – 35%
- Data Flow – Memory Optimized – Three Year Term – 35%
The One Year Term options look pretty good to me in terms of the balance between commitment and discount.
