Connecting to Azure Cloud

In order for Spectrum™ Technology Platform to access data in Microsoft Azure, you must define a connection to Microsoft Azure using Management Console. Once you do this, you can create flows in Enterprise Designer that can read data from, and write data to, Microsoft Azure.

  1. Open Management Console.
  2. Go to Resources > Data Sources.
  3. Click the Add button .
  4. In the Name field, enter a name for the connection. The name can be anything you choose.
    Note: Once you save a connection you cannot change the name.
  5. In the Type field, choose Cloud.
  6. In the Cloud service field, choose AzureBlobStorage.
  7. In the Protocol field select whether you want the connection between Azure and Spectrum™ Technology Platform to use HTTP or HTTPS.
  8. In the Account Name field, enter the name of your Azure storage account.
  9. In the Access Key field, enter the access key to your Azure account.
  10. To test the cloud connection, click Test.
  11. Click Save.