# SQL Bulk Copy Sample
This code sample demonstrates how to load an Azure SQL Data Warehouse using the .NET [SqlBulkCopy class](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/system.data.sqlclient.sqlbulkcopy.aspx).

### Contents

[About this sample](#about-this-sample)<br/>
[Before you begin](#before-you-begin)<br/>
[Disclaimers](#disclaimers)<br/>
[Related links](#related-links)<br/>

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## About this sample

1. **Applies to:** SQL Server 2012 (or higher) Enterprise / Developer / Evaluation Edition, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse
2. **Key features:**
	- Bulk Loading via .NET
3. **Workload:** Data Loading
4. **Programming Language:** .NET C#, T-SQL
5. **Authors:** Matt Usher [TwoUnder]

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## Before you begin

To run this sample, you need the following prerequisites.

**Software prerequisites:**

1. SQL Server 2012 (or higher), an Azure SQL Database, or an Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
2. Visual Studio 2015 (or higher).

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## Disclaimers
The code included in this sample is not intended to be a set of best practices on how to build scalable enterprise grade applications. This is beyond the scope of this quick start sample.

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## Related Links
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For more information, see these articles:
- [Azure SQL Data Warehouse] (http://aka.ms/sqldw)