Lesson Learned #479:Loading Data from Parquet to Azure SQL Database using C# and SqlBulkCopy
In the realm of big data and cloud computing, efficiently managing and transferring data between different platforms and formats is paramount. Azure SQL Database, a fully managed relational database service by Microsoft, offers robust capabilities for handling large volumes of data. However, when it comes to importing data from Parquet files, a popular columnar storage format, Azure SQL Database's native BULK INSERT command does not directly support this format. This article presents a practical solution using a C# console application to bridge this gap, leveraging the Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlBulkCopy class for high-performance bulk data loading.
