Azure Defender for SQL
If you have been following me or generally topics around Azure SQL Database and security you would know that it is important to leverage Advanced Data Security (ADS) for...
2020-11-09
54 reads
Arun Sirpal
Azure Databricks – Adding Libraries
It is a really common requirement to add specific libraries to databricks. Libraries can be written in Python, Java, Scala, and R. You can upload Java, Scala, and Python...
2020-11-03
24 reads
Azure Databricks and Azure Key Vault
The key vault should always be a core component of your Azure design because we can store keys, secrets, certicates thus abstract / hide the true connection string within...
2020-10-28
43 reads
Azure Databricks – Pin Cluster
Before discussing why you would want to pin a cluster it would be useful to understand the different states of a cluster. We can have: I usually have “auto...
2020-10-22
107 reads
Azure Databricks to Power BI
A very common approach is to query data straight from Databricks via Power BI. For this you need Databricks token and the JDBC address URL. This is found within...
2020-10-20
27 reads
Azure Databricks – The Notebook
Data engineers, pipe line developers, general data enthusiasts will be spending most of their time within a notebook. Here you develop your code, nice visualisations and commentary boxes are...
2020-10-14
32 reads
Azure Databricks Overview
I have spent many long weekends getting stuck into Azure Databricks, plenty of time to understand the core functionality from mounting storage, streaming data, knowing the delta lake and...
2020-10-06
161 reads
Backups for Azure SQL Virtual Machines
When it comes to database backups for IaaS based Azure SQL Servers you have 3 options. Automated Backups, both V1 and V2 depending on the SQL Server version. Azure...
2020-09-16
17 reads
Automating DBCC CHECKDB for Azure SQL DB with Azure Functions
Warning, this is a longer post from me than usual. The title is a mouthful and so is this post. In the past I have linked to blog posts...
2020-09-09
308 reads
Azure SQL Database for the DBA
Last month I gave a presentation to The PASS Hybrid VG https://hybrid.pass.org/. Now is a good time to become “cloud ready” as a DBA and my presentation gives a...
2020-09-03
38 reads
Blogs
Plan Time for Self-Development
By Brian Kelley
As you begin the new year, if you don't already have time set aside...
BK’s Bookshelf: Never Split the Difference
By Brian Kelley
I picked up Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On...
Replacing Images in PBIR Format Reports
With the PBIR format of Power BI reports, it’s much easier to make report...
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Leveraging the “STUFF” Function for Enhanced Data Representation and String Manipulation
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