Merge pull request #287938 from WilliamDAssafMSFT/20241006-synapse-whats-new

20241006 old blog post link cleanup

Author: denrea

articles/synapse-analytics/backuprestore/restore-sql-pool.md

@@ -227,4 +227,4 @@ This timeout can be ignored. Review the dedicated SQL pool page in the Azure por
 
 - [User-defined restore points](sqlpool-create-restore-point.md)
 - [Restore-AzSqlDatabase](/powershell/module/az.sql/restore-azsqldatabase?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&bc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/breadcrumb/toc.json)
-- [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772)
+- [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/guidance/security-white-paper-threat-protection.md

@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ For an overview of Azure compliance offerings, download the latest version of th
 
 For more information related to this white paper, check out the following resources:
 
-- [Azure Synapse Analytics Blog](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/bg-p/AzureSynapseAnalyticsBlog)
 - [Azure security baseline for Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](/security/benchmark/azure/baselines/synapse-analytics-security-baseline)
 - [Overview of the Microsoft cloud security benchmark](/security/benchmark/azure/overview)
 - [Security baselines for Azure](/security/benchmark/azure/security-baselines-overview)

articles/synapse-analytics/machine-learning/synapse-machine-learning-library.md

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SynapseML is generally available on Azure Synapse Analytics with enterprise supp
 
 ## Next steps
 
-* To learn more about SynapseML, see the [blog post.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/synapseml-a-simple-multilingual-and-massively-parallel-machine-learning-library/)
+* To learn more about SynapseML, see [SynapseML: A simple, multilingual, and massively parallel machine learning library](https://www.microsoft.com/research/blog/synapseml-a-simple-multilingual-and-massively-parallel-machine-learning-library/).
 
 * [Install SynapseML and get started with examples.](https://microsoft.github.io/SynapseML/docs/Get%20Started/Install%20SynapseML/)
 

articles/synapse-analytics/overview-faq.yml

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ sections:
       - question: |
           What is the difference between dedicated SQL pools (SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse workspaces?
         answer: |
-          Dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) are an Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) enterprise data warehousing platform. You can query existing dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and also create new dedicated SQL pools in your Azure Synapse workspace. Not all features of the dedicated SQL pool in Azure Synapse workspaces apply to a standalone dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), and vice versa. For more information, see [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/msft-docs-what-s-the-difference-between-synapse-formerly-sql-dw/ba-p/3597772). To enable Azure Synapse workspace features for an existing dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), refer to [How to enable a workspace for your dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](sql-data-warehouse/workspace-connected-create.md). 
+          Dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) are an Azure Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) enterprise data warehousing platform. You can query existing dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and also create new dedicated SQL pools in your Azure Synapse workspace. Not all features of the dedicated SQL pool in Azure Synapse workspaces apply to a standalone dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), and vice versa. For more information, see [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md). To enable Azure Synapse workspace features for an existing dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), refer to [How to enable a workspace for your dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](sql-data-warehouse/workspace-connected-create.md). 
 
       - question: |
           What are the functional differences between dedicated SQL pools and serverless pools?

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/backup-and-restore.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ In this article, you'll learn how to use backup and restore in Azure Synapse ded
 Use dedicated SQL pool restore points to recover or copy your data warehouse to a previous state in the primary region. Use data warehouse geo-redundant backups to restore to a different geographical region.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Not all features of the dedicated SQL pool in Azure Synapse workspaces apply to dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), and vice versa. To enable workspace features for an existing dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) refer to [How to enable a workspace for your dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](workspace-connected-create.md). For more information, see [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/msft-docs-what-s-the-difference-between-synapse-formerly-sql-dw/ba-p/3597772).
+> Not all features of the dedicated SQL pool in Azure Synapse workspaces apply to dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), and vice versa. To enable workspace features for an existing dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) refer to [How to enable a workspace for your dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](workspace-connected-create.md). For more information, see [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).
 
 ## What is a data warehouse snapshot
 

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/pause-and-resume-compute-portal.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ You can use the Azure portal to pause and resume the dedicated SQL pool compute
 If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
 
 > [!NOTE]  
-> This article applies to dedicated SQL pools created in Azure Synapse Workspaces and not dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW). There are different PowerShell cmdlets to use for each, for example, use `Suspend-AzSqlDatabase` for a dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), but `Suspend-AzSynapseSqlPool` for a dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace. For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772).
+> This article applies to dedicated SQL pools created in Azure Synapse Workspaces and not dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW). There are different PowerShell cmdlets to use for each, for example, use `Suspend-AzSqlDatabase` for a dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), but `Suspend-AzSynapseSqlPool` for a dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace. For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).
 
 ## Sign in to the Azure portal
 
@@ -96,4 +96,4 @@ Follow these steps to clean up resources as you desire.
 
 - You have now paused and resumed compute for your dedicated SQL pool. Continue to the next article to learn more about how to [Load data into a dedicated SQL pool](./load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-copy.md). For additional information about managing compute capabilities, see the [Manage compute overview](sql-data-warehouse-manage-compute-overview.md) article.
 
-- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772).
+- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/pause-and-resume-compute-powershell.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://a
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > This article applies to dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and not dedicated SQL pools created in Azure Synapse Workspaces. There are different PowerShell cmdlets to use for each, for example, use `Suspend-AzSqlDatabase` for a dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), but `Suspend-AzSynapseSqlPool` for a dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace. For instructions to pause and resume a dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace, see [Quickstart: Pause and resume compute in dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace with Azure PowerShell](pause-and-resume-compute-workspace-powershell.md).
-> For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772).
+> For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).
 
 ## Before you begin
 
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ Follow these steps to clean up resources as you desire.
 
 - To learn more about SQL pool, continue to the [Load data into dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](./load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-copy.md) article. For additional information about managing compute capabilities, see the [Manage compute overview](sql-data-warehouse-manage-compute-overview.md) article.
 
-- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772).
+- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/pause-and-resume-compute-workspace-powershell.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://a
 
 > [!NOTE]  
 > This article applies to dedicated SQL pools created in Azure Synapse Workspaces and not dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW). There are different PowerShell cmdlets to use for each, for example, use `Suspend-AzSqlDatabase` for a dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), but `Suspend-AzSynapseSqlPool` for a dedicated SQL pool in an Azure Synapse Workspace. For instructions to pause and resume a dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW), see [Quickstart: Pause and resume compute in dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) with Azure PowerShell](pause-and-resume-compute-powershell.md).
-> For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772). 
+> For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md). 
 
 ## Before you begin
 
@@ -126,5 +126,5 @@ Follow these steps to clean up resources as you desire.
 - To get started with Azure Synapse Analytics, see [Get Started with Azure Synapse Analytics](../get-started.md).
 - To learn more about dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Analytics, see [What is dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) in Azure Synapse Analytics?](sql-data-warehouse-overview-what-is.md)
 - To learn more about SQL pool, continue to the [Load data into dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW)](./load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-copy.md) article. For additional information about managing compute capabilities, see the [Manage compute overview](sql-data-warehouse-manage-compute-overview.md) article.
-- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/what-s-the-difference-between-azure-synapse-formerly-sql-dw-and/ba-p/3597772).
+- For more on the differences between dedicated SQL pool (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces, read [What's the difference between Azure Synapse (formerly SQL DW) and Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).
 - See [Quickstart: Scale compute for dedicated SQL pools in Azure Synapse Workspaces with Azure PowerShell](quickstart-scale-compute-workspace-powershell.md)

articles/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/quickstart-configure-workload-isolation-portal.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ ms.custom:
 
 # Quickstart: Configure dedicated SQL pool workload isolation using a workload group in the Azure portal
 
-In this quickstart, you will configure [workload isolation](sql-data-warehouse-workload-isolation.md) by creating a workload group for reserving resources.  For purposes of this tutorial, we will create the workload group for data loading called `DataLoads`. The workload group will reserve 20% of the system resources.  With 20% isolation for data loads, they are guaranteed resources that allow them to hit SLAs.  After creating the workload group, [create a workload classifier](quickstart-create-a-workload-classifier-portal.md) to assign queries to this workload group.
+In this quickstart, you will configure [workload isolation](sql-data-warehouse-workload-isolation.md) by creating a workload group for reserving resources. For purposes of this tutorial, we will create the workload group for data loading called `DataLoads`. The workload group will reserve 20% of the system resources. With 20% isolation for data loads, they are guaranteed resources that allow them to hit SLAs. After creating the workload group, [create a workload classifier](quickstart-create-a-workload-classifier-portal.md) to assign queries to this workload group.
 
 If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free Azure account](https://a
 Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
 
 > [!NOTE]  
-> Creating a dedicated SQL pool instance in Azure Synapse Analytics may result in a new billable service.  For more information, see [Azure Synapse Analytics pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/sql-data-warehouse/).
+> Creating a dedicated SQL pool instance in Azure Synapse Analytics may result in a new billable service. For more information, see [Azure Synapse Analytics pricing](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/sql-data-warehouse/).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ To create a workload group with 20 percent isolation:
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-workload-isolation-portal/configure-wg.png" alt-text="A screenshot of the Azure portal, the workload management page for a dedicated SQL pool. Select Save.":::
 
-A portal notification appears when the workload group is created.  The workload group resources are displayed in the charts below the configured values.
+A portal notification appears when the workload group is created. The workload group resources are displayed in the charts below the configured values.
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/quickstart-configure-workload-isolation-portal/display-wg.png" alt-text="A screenshot of the Azure portal, showing visualizations for workload group parameters.":::
 
@@ -78,15 +78,15 @@ Follow these steps to clean up resources.
 
     :::image type="content" source="./media/load-data-from-azure-blob-storage-using-polybase/clean-up-resources.png" alt-text="A screenshot of the Azure portal, the workload management page for a dedicated SQL pool. The Delete workload group option is highlighted.":::
 
-1. To pause compute, select the **Pause** button. When the data warehouse is paused, you see a **Start** button.  To resume compute, select **Start**.
+1. To pause compute, select the **Pause** button. When the data warehouse is paused, you see a **Start** button. To resume compute, select **Start**.
 
 1. To remove the data warehouse so you're not charged for compute or storage, select **Delete**.
 
 ## Next steps
 
-To use the `DataLoads` workload group, a [workload classifier](/sql/t-sql/statements/create-workload-classifier-transact-sql?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&bc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/breadcrumb/toc.json&view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true) needs to be created to route requests to the workload group.  Continue to the [create workload classifier](quickstart-create-a-workload-classifier-portal.md) tutorial to create a workload classifier for `DataLoads`.
+To use the `DataLoads` workload group, a [workload classifier](/sql/t-sql/statements/create-workload-classifier-transact-sql?toc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/toc.json&bc=/azure/synapse-analytics/sql-data-warehouse/breadcrumb/toc.json&view=azure-sqldw-latest&preserve-view=true) needs to be created to route requests to the workload group. Continue to the [create workload classifier](quickstart-create-a-workload-classifier-portal.md) tutorial to create a workload classifier for `DataLoads`.
 
 ## See also
 
 - [Manage and monitor Workload Management](sql-data-warehouse-how-to-manage-and-monitor-workload-importance.md)
-- [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-synapse-analytics-blog/msft-docs-what-s-the-difference-between-synapse-formerly-sql-dw/ba-p/3597772).
+- [What's the difference between Azure Synapse dedicated SQL pools (formerly SQL DW) and dedicated SQL pools in an Azure Synapse Analytics workspace?](../sql/overview-difference-between-formerly-sql-dw-workspace.md).