Microsoft Integration Runtime for Windows

Improve cross-environment data movement

Microsoft Integration Runtime is a customer-managed execution environment that enables reliable data movement and transformation across different network boundaries. It integrates with Azure Data Factory and Azure Synapse Analytics to provide the compute and connectivity needed to move, transform, and orchestrate data between cloud and on-premises systems. Organizations use it to unify data from many sources while maintaining control over where and how processing occurs.

Key benefits and capabilities

• Enables secure connectivity between corporate networks and cloud services, reducing network friction and exposure.
• Automates common data engineering tasks so pipelines run with less manual intervention and fewer errors.
• Centralizes orchestration and monitoring so teams can track transfers, troubleshoot failures, and optimize throughput.
• Supports hybrid topologies, letting teams run integration workloads either inside their own infrastructure or in Azure-managed compute.

Common use cases

• Consolidating customer, ERP, or telemetry data from multiple locations into a central analytics store.
• Running scheduled or event-driven ETL/ELT jobs that need access to on-premises systems behind firewalls.
• Migrating workloads to the cloud while keeping sensitive processing within an organization’s network.
• Scaling data movement for batch or streaming scenarios by adding nodes to the Integration Runtime as demand grows.

Recommended alternative

• Available at no charge for Windows users, offering a simple file- and device-sharing option.
• SHAREit — a commonly suggested substitute for lightweight data transfers between devices on Windows.