This document discusses Azure big data capabilities including the 5 V's of big data: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. It notes that 60% of big data projects fail to move beyond pilot according to Gartner. It then provides details on Azure persistence choices for storing big data including storage, Data Lake, HDInsight, DocumentDB, SQL databases, and Hadoop options. It also discusses load and data cleaning choices on Azure like Stream Analytics, SQL Server, and Azure Machine Learning. Finally, it presents 5 architectural patterns for using Azure big data capabilities.