Introduction
Everything that is stored on our computer is data. Data is of different types like numbers, text, images, etc. Different formats of data are used to represent different types of entities.
This blog will show different types of data formats available in azure.
So let’s get started.
Classification of data:
In Azure, we can classify data as structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. Let’s discuss all three of them one by one.
Structured data
As structured data follows a fixed schema, all of the data in it has the same fields or attributes. For structured data entities, tabular forms are most commonly used.
For instance, tabular data representations for the Student entities are shown in the following image.
Structured data Example
Semi-Structured data
Semi-structured data is data that has some structure but allows for some variation between entity instances. For example, some students may have an email account, but others may not have one at all.
JSON ( JavaScript Object Notation ) is the most widely used semi-structured data format. JSON is one of many formats for defining semi-structured data.
Semi-structured data Example
Unstructured data
Documents, images, music, videos, and binary files are the type of data that don’t follow the same structure every time. So, these data types cannot be classified as structured or semi-structured. Unstructured data is the name given to this type of data.
Unstructured data Example
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