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# Azure Serverless

Deploy e6data as a Serverless workspace on Azure - the end-to-end path from creating a workspace to running your first query.

A **Serverless** workspace on Azure runs e6data's compute in e6data's own Azure subscription, fully managed for you. Your data stays in your Azure account - e6data reads it read-only through a keyless Workload Identity federation. There's no Kubernetes to run.

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**Who this is for:** any e6data user with Azure access - no Kubernetes to run. **Before you start:** permission to provision a Managed Identity and register a Storage Credential, plus access to the ADLS data and catalog you want to query (see [Prerequisites](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/prerequisites.md)).
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This guide walks the full deployment in order.

## Deployment steps

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### Review the architecture

See [Architecture](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/architecture.md) - how Serverless on Azure fits together.
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### Check prerequisites

See [Prerequisites](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/prerequisites.md) - Azure access you need.
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### Create your workspace

Follow [Create and manage workspaces](/query-engine/guides/workspaces/create-and-manage-workspaces.md) - pick **Serverless**, **Azure**, and your region.
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### Configure Azure access

See [Configure Azure access](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/configure-azure-access.md) - provision a Managed Identity and register a Storage Credential.
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### Connect ADLS and a catalog

See [Connect ADLS and a catalog](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/connect-adls-and-catalog.md) - create a catalog over your data.
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### Create a cluster

See [Create a cluster](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/create-cluster.md) - provision compute.
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### Run your first query

See [Run your first query](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/run-first-query.md) - confirm it works.
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For help, see [FAQs](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/faqs.md) and [Troubleshooting](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/troubleshooting.md).

## See also

* [Azure In-VPC / CloudPrem](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-in-vpc.md) - deploy inside your own VNet instead.

Once your cluster is running, [run your first query](/query-engine/guides/deployment/azure-serverless/run-first-query.md).


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