Microsoft Fabric - Creating a OneLake Shortcut to ADLS Gen2

In this informative video, learn how to use Shortcuts in Microsoft Fabric to aid zero-copy referencing of data between OneLake and clouds while getting rid of pipelines utilized to copy data into storage accounts. Shortcuts enable hassle-free retrieval of data for Fabric operations as and when needed. The demonstration runs through the creation of a Shortcut in Fabric and configuration of connection using an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 (ADLS Gen2) account as the source. Creating a Shortcut is intended to make the referenced data sit alongside other raw data in Bronze Lakehouse. By following along with this demo, you can learn how to browse the virtualized Shortcut data in Lakehouse View and configure Shortcut settings for maximum efficiency.

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