Create and Execute a Query Leveraging Azure SQL Serverless

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Create and Execute a Query Leveraging Azure SQL Serverless

In this hands-on lab, you will be learning the bounds of what is possible when querying data using Azure SQL serverless in Azure Synapse Analytics. You will learn how to provision the necessary resources, access sample data and sample data sets, and create simple T-SQL queries to learn more about the data.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 21, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Prepare the Environment

Create a Synapse Analytics workspace in the West US region. Utilize a SQL Server admin login.
Challenge

Add Sample Datasets
1. Add a Synapse sample dataset.
2. Add US Population by ZIP Code.
Challenge

Investigate the US Population by Zip Code Table
1. Access the US Population by ZIP Code.
2. View only the Top 20 Results.
3. Attempt to alter the database by creating a Last Checked column.
  
  Why did it fail?
4. Determine the average population for Zip Code 77477.
Challenge

Run Sample Scripts
1. Create and open the sample script Query CSV files.
2. Determine the population of Luxembourg in 2017.

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