-- Define an external data source -- For accessing non-public external data sources, make sure to setup credentials -- Read more here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/sql-data-warehouse-get-started-load-with-polybase/#step-2-create-an-external-table-for-the-sample-data CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE NYTPublic WITH ( TYPE = Hadoop , LOCATION = 'wasbs://2013@nytpublic.blob.core.windows.net/' );