It has been announced today by Astronomer, a provider of modern data orchestration solutions, that its Astro platform is now available as Apache AirflowTM on Astro - an Azure Native ISV Service from Astronomer. By placing Airflow at the core of a business' data operations, Astro enables companies to take advantage of ease of use, scalability, and enterprise-grade security to ensure the reliable delivery of mission-critical data pipelines to their customers.. With Airflow's first-class managed service in the Azure Portal, developers can easily create an Airflow instance with just a few clicks, gain access to a large library of pre-built integrations, and easily coordinate all data operations from Astro's unified data platform with just a few clicks.
With Airflow's first-class managed service in the Azure Portal, developers can easily create an Airflow instance with just a few clicks, gain access to a large library of pre-built integrations, and easily coordinate all data operations from Astro's unified data platform with just a few clicks.
There are several challenges that organizations face in adopting and managing modern data processes as they transition from siloed data workflows, teams, and tools to unified data orchestration.. If this happens, they may be unable to keep critical applications running, or be unable to harness data in order to meet business needs. As a result of Astro's seamless integration with Azure, organizations can easily deploy, monitor, and scale Apache Airflow workflows in a matter of minutes. In addition to providing businesses with the ability to efficiently manage their data workflows on Azure, this enables them to accelerate innovation, significantly increase productivity, and deliver more effective cost management at the same time.
In addition to providing businesses with the ability to efficiently manage their data workflows on Azure, this enables them to accelerate innovation, significantly increase productivity, and deliver more effective cost management at the same time.
In Astronomer's case, the integration with Azure makes Astro more readily available for critical business applications," Andy Byron, CEO at Astronomer, explained. In addition to harnessing the best of Airflow, Astro also provides a unified hub for all data operations within Azure workflows by using the best of Airflow. "Astro continues to be a cornerstone of the modern data stack, allowing organizations to deliver critical data more quickly and easily in order to drive their business forward."
In order to make Airflow as easy to adopt and scale as possible for Azure customers, the journey towards adopting and scaling Airflow has been re-engineered for the maximum ease of use. Now that Astro is natively integrated on Azure, it offers a seamless developer experience tailored to the needs of data engineers. As a result, they can quickly initiate, write, and deploy DAGs without any prior Airflow experience - providing an effortless gateway to manage Airflow at a low cost. Using a combination of developer-friendly features and a reduced operational complexity, organizations can now deliver data in an efficient and effective manner
Using a combination of developer-friendly features and a reduced operational complexity, organizations can now deliver data in an efficient and effective manner

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