Azure-CLI: Azure Command-Line Interface, a cross-platform command-line tool for managing Azure resources.
Azure Data Factory: Cloud-based Azure service used extensively within Sidra for data integration and data pipeline management.
Azure Key Vault: Azure-managed service used to securely store and manage cryptographic keys, secrets, certificates, and sensitive configuration details.
Data Intake Process: The automated pipeline within Sidra that ingests data from external sources and loads it into the Data Storage Unit (DSU).
Data Storage Unit: Sidra’s logical container for storing, managing, and processing data, metadata and AI Models, providing isolation, security, governance, and performance capabilities.
DIP: See Data Intake Process
DSU: See Data Storage Unit
Linked Service: Azure Data Factory configuration object containing connection details required to securely connect to external resources, such as databases and storage services.
Metadata Extraction: The automated process within Sidra to discover and replicate structural information (schemas, tables, columns) from external data sources into Sidra's internal metadata repository.
Virtual Network: Azure service providing logical network isolation, allowing secure, private communication between Azure resources.