Acessando fontes externas via 4-part names, OPENQUERY e External Tables.
EXEC sp_addlinkedserver @server=N'ORCL', @srvproduct=N'Oracle', @provider=N'OraOLEDB.Oracle', @datasrc=N'//host:1521/ORCL';
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY(ORCL, 'SELECT * FROM SCHEMA.TABELA');
SELECT * FROM ORCL..SCHEMA.TABELA; -- 4-part (pode puxar muito dado)
EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin @rmtsrvname=N'ORCL', @useself='FALSE', @locallogin=NULL, @rmtuser=N'app', @rmtpassword='***';
CREATE EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE ds_blob WITH (TYPE = BLOB_STORAGE, LOCATION='https://conta.blob.core.windows.net/dados', CREDENTIAL=creds);
CREATE EXTERNAL TABLE dbo.ExtVendas(... ) WITH (DATA_SOURCE=ds_blob, LOCATION='/2025/', FILE_FORMAT=...);
-- Criar linked server para um SQL remoto e consultar via OPENQUERY.
-- OPENQUERY geralmente traz menos dados.