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# Get started with Azure Data Factory
This article helps you get started with using Azure Data Factory. The tutorial in this article shows you how to create an Azure data factory and create a pipeline in the data factory to copy sample data from an Azure blob storage to an Azure SQL database.

This article helps you get started with using the Azure Data Factory service. The tutorial in this article shows you how to create an Azure data factory and create a pipeline in the data factory to copy sample data from an Azure blob storage to an Azure SQL database.

##Prerequisites
Before you begin this tutorial, you must have the following:
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4. Create **pipelines**. A pipeline consists of one or more activities and processes the inputs and produces outputs.
5. Specify the **active period** for pipelines (for data processing). The active period defines the time duration in which data slices will be produced.

For a list of supported activities, see [Pipelines and Activities][msdn-activities] topic and for a list of supported linked services, see [Linked Services][msdn-linkedservices] topic on MSDN Library.
For a list of supported activities, see [Pipelines and Activities][msdn-activities] topic and for a list of supported linked services, see [Linked Services][msdn-linkedservices] topic on MSDN Library.

## Next steps

Article | Description
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[Copy data with Azure Data Factory - Copy Activity][copy-activity] | This article provides detailed description of the **Copy Activity** you used in this tutorial.
[Enable your pipelines to work with on-premises data][use-onpremises-datasources] | This article has a walkthrough that shows how to copy data from an **on-premises SQL Server database** to an Azure blob.
[Create and monitor a data factory using Azure PowerShell][monitor-manage-using-powershell] | This article describes how to use Data Factory cmdlets in an Azure PowerShell to create and monitor a data factory.
[Use Pig and Hive with Data Factory][use-pig-and-hive-with-data-factory] | This article has a walkthrough that shows how to use **HDInsight Activity** to run a **hive/pig** script to process input data to produce output data.
[Tutorial: Move and process log files using Data Factory][adf-tutorial] | This article provides an **end-to-end walkthrough** that shows how to implement a **real world scenario** using Azure Data Factory to transform data from log files into insights.
[Use custom activities in a Data Factory][use-custom-activities] | This article provides a walkthrough with step-by-step instructions for creating a **custom activity** and using it in a pipeline.
[Monitor and Manage Azure Data Factory using PowerShell][monitor-manage-using-powershell] | This article describes how to **monitor and manage** an Azure Data Factory using **Azure PowerShell cmdlets**. You can try out the examples in the article on the ADFTutorialDataFactory.
[Troubleshoot Data Factory issues][troubleshoot] | This article describes how to **troubleshoot** Azure Data Factory issue. You can try the walkthrough in this article on the ADFTutorialDataFactory by introducing an error (deleting table in the Azure SQL Database).
[Azure Data Factory Cmdlet Reference][cmdlet-reference] | This reference content has details about all the **Data Factory cmdlets**.
[Azure Data Factory Developer Reference][developer-reference] | The Developer Reference has the comprehensive reference content for cmdlets, JSON script, functions, etc…
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