Complementary Usage
- ADF and Logic Apps Together:
- ADF and Logic Apps complement each other. ADF is great for moving and transforming data, while Logic Apps is ideal for handling events and automating workflows around those events.
- Example: You can use ADF to copy data from ADLS to SQL Database and then trigger a Logic App to send a notification once the data copy is complete or handle further business logic based on the result of the pipeline.
Can One Replace the Other?
- No, they are not direct replacements for each other:
- ADF cannot replace Logic Apps because it is focused on data pipelines and data integration, not workflow automation or event handling.
- Logic Apps cannot replace ADF for heavy data processing tasks as it is not built for large-scale data movement or transformation.
Summary
- ADF is the right choice for ETL/ELT, data transformation, and big data processing workflows.
- Logic Apps is the right choice for event-driven workflows, business process automation, and lightweight event handling.
- They can work together effectively, with ADF handling the heavy data processing and Logic Apps managing the workflow and notification side.
