Parquet files can now be imported from Azure Blob Storage.

Detail name	Value
Changelog Number	28709
Type	New Feature
Status	Resolved
Fix Versions	Exasol 2026.1.0
Resolution Date	2026-05-15

Background

Previously it was possible to import Parquet files only from Amazon S3 or S3-compatible storage.

New Feature

Parquet files can now also be imported from Azure Blob Storage using account key authentication.

Example

import into table1 from parquet at cloud azure blobstorage 'DefaultEndpointsProtocol=https;EndpointSuffix=core.windows.net' 
  user '<AccountName>' identified by '<AccountKey>' 
  FILE '<container>/test1.parquet';