SQL Data Warehouse reference architectures
With so many product options to choose from for building a big data solution in the cloud, such as SQL...
2017-05-17
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James Serra's Blog
Microsoft Build event announcements
Another Microsoft event and another bunch of exciting announcements. At the Microsoft Build event this week, the major announcements in...
2017-05-12
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Power BI Premium, Report Server, Apps and API
Announced today are some really cool new Power BI features:
Power BI Premium
Previously available were two tiers, Power BI Free and...
2017-05-03
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Microsoft Data Amp event announcements
Yesterday was the Microsoft Data Amp event where a bunch of very exciting announcements were made:
SQL Server vNext CTP 2.0...
2017-04-20
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Using Azure for free
There are a number of options for using Azure for free. This is very useful for those of you who...
2017-04-11
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Artificial Intelligence defined
The new buzzword in the industry is “Artificial Intelligence” (AI). But exactly what is AI and how does it compare...
2017-04-06
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Microsoft database migration tools
There are various Microsoft tools that you can use to help you migrate your database (updated 8/9/17):
Data Migration Assistant (DMA)...
2017-03-29
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U-SQL Defined
Azure Data Lake Analytics (ADLA) is a distributed analytics service built on Apache YARN that allows developers to be productive immediately...
2017-03-23
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PolyBase use cases clarified
I previously talked about PolyBase and its enhancements (see PASS Summit Announcements: PolyBase enhancements). There is some confusion on PolyBase use...
2017-03-15
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SQL DB now supports 4TB max database size
Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) has increased its max database size from 1TB to 4TB at no additional cost.
Customers using...
2017-03-10
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Blogs
Using Flyway Prepare for State-Based Deployments
By Steve Jones
One of the neat enhancements made to Flyway was the addition of state-based workflows...
How I Migrated to Azure PostgreSQL Flex from Single Server
I did a couple of posts previously on dumping/restoring Azure PostgreSQL databases and also...
Have a Plan for Your Personal Downtime
By Brian Kelley
Most of us know that spending a lot of time on social media and...
Forums
Issue with Creating Linked Server from Azure SQL Managed Instance to On-Premises
Hi, Interestingly, I was able to create a linked server in the reverse direction—from...
SQL Monitoring tools
our client wants to implement Third Party SQL Monitoring tool to monitor SQL server...
PowerQuery.... don't meet SSIS
I have a powerQuery that reads and transforms a table in a PDF. Works...