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Azure Data Factory (ADF) is a cloud service that integrates and transforms data. It's designed to automate data workflows and scale to meet growing data needs. 
Features 

• Security and compliance: Offers comprehensive security and compliance

• Scalability: Scales out to meet growing data needs

• Code-free: Author and monitor pipelines without writing code
• Built-in connectors: Connect to data sources like databases, file shares, and SaaS services
• Managed Apache Spark: Generates and maintains code
• Intent-driven mapping: Automates copy activities

Use cases Modernize SSIS, Accelerate data transformation, Enable citizen integrators, Deliver integrated data to Azure Synapse Analytics, and Prepare data for analytics and BI. 
How to create a data factory 

• Open the Azure portal

• Go to the data factories page

• Click Create

• Select an existing resource group or create a new one

You can use the Copy Activity in a data pipeline to move data to a centralized location for processing.