Creating and configuring ADX instances in the Azure portal

As mentioned in the previous chapter, one of the benefits of Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions is that they abstract a lot of the operational work away from you, allowing you to focus more on using the product rather than operating it. At a high level, there are four steps to get up and running:

1. Creating a cluster.
2. Creating a database.
3. Ingesting data.
4. Querying your data.

To create a cluster, you need to complete the following steps:

1. In the portal menu, click All services and search for data explorer, as shown in Figure 2.10.

Figure 2.10 – Azure Data Explorer Clusters

2. Click Azure Data Explorer Clusters to display the ADX blade. Create a new cluster by clicking + Create, as shown in Figure 2.11.

Figure 2.11 – Create a new cluster

The Create an Azure Data Explorer Cluster blade displays a wizard with different...