Virtualizing AWS data by using Fabric Shortcuts: Data Engineering with Fabric
Learn how you can get data from AWS into Fabric in this article.
2024-10-30
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Consistency and Concurrency in NewSQL Database Systems
Companies today require database systems that are reliable and capable of efficiently handling large volumes of data and numerous transactions. Traditional relational databases, once the foundation of data management, often struggle to meet these modern demands, leading to delays and program slowdowns. In response, NewSQL databases, a new class of SQL systems, has emerged.
2024-10-30
Leveraging SQL Transaction Control in Python Applications
Explore the fundamentals of Python's SQL transaction control, demonstrating how to control and enhance database operations for improved data integrity. The best practices and real-world examples for integrating strong transaction management in Python applications are covered in this article.
2024-10-28
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Microsoft at the PASS Data Community Summit 2024
Learn about the Microsoft sessions at the 2024 PASS Data Community Summit from Bob Ward.
2024-10-28
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Audit SQL Server Extended Stored Procedures Usage
In this article, we look at how to audit and monitor the use of SQL Server extended stored procedures in your database instance.
2024-10-28
Returning 0's in a SUM (SQL Spackle)
Learn how you can sum data by hour and by day while showing 0 values in your result sets for those time periods without a sum in this short article by Patrick Cahill.
2024-10-25 (first published: 2011-06-13)
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Using a Service Account in Microsoft Fabric
Applications should never depend on user accounts for their own authentication. User accounts have unique security configurations, such as MFA and password expiration.
2024-10-25
Troubleshoot Chained SQL Server CTE
This article will explore how SQL Server chained CTEs might make troubleshooting code harder and whether you should stop using CTEs altogether.
2024-10-23
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Data Lake Implementation – Data Lake Zones and Containers Planning
The Azure Data Lake is a massively scalable and secure data storage for high-performance analytics workloads. We can create three storage accounts within a single resource group.
2024-10-21
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Backup to Immutable Storage
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