# Prerequisites

The following sections describe the prerequisites necessary for using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics as a target endpoint in a Replicate task.

* [Sign up for Microsoft Azure Blob Storage (not required when using ADLS Gen2 Storage)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Microsoft%20Azure/sign_up_for_azure_blob_storage.htm)
* [Sign up for Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Microsoft%20Azure/sign_up_for_azure_sql_dw.htm)
* [Install the required client](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Microsoft%20Azure/install_required_client_azure.htm)
* [Required permissions](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Microsoft%20Azure/required_permissions_azure.htm)
* [Open the required firewall port(s)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/replicate/November2024/Content/Replicate/Main/Microsoft%20Azure/open_req_firewall_ports_azure.htm)