Azure Stream Analytics
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What Azure Stream Analytics is
Azure Stream Analytics is a web service for processing streaming data with stateful processing, SQL support and event-time windows. It supports SQL, JavaScript and C# for streaming logic, and its hybrid deployment model can fit environments spanning cloud and other infrastructure. Source connectors are listed at 5.0. Four plans are named: Standard V2 requires at least one-third of a streaming unit, Dedicated V2 requires at least 12 streaming units, Standard V1 requires at least one streaming unit, and Dedicated V1 requires at least 36 streaming units. Stateful processing can preserve context across events, SQL provides query-based processing, and event-time windows organize events by their timestamps. Web is the listed platform for accessing the service.
Who it suits
Teams processing streaming events that need stateful handling, SQL queries or event-time windows. It suits developers working in SQL, JavaScript or C# within hybrid deployments.
Good to know, and what to watch
- Stateful streaming processing
- SQL, JavaScript and C# support
- Event-time windows
- Hybrid deployment model
- Four plan configurations
- No free plan
- Dedicated V2 requires 12 streaming units minimum
- Dedicated V1 requires 36 streaming units minimum
Plans
Every plan and priceStandard V2
Dedicated V2
Standard V1
Dedicated V1
The verdict
Azure Stream Analytics provides stateful, SQL-capable streaming with event-time processing and several deployment plans. Choose a plan after checking its streaming-unit minimum, since listed prices are not provided.