In my latest video blog I discuss getting started on the newly Generally Available Spark Pools as a part of Azure Synapse, another great option for Data Engineering/Preparation, Data Exploration, and Machine learning workloads Without going too deep into the…
In my latest video blog I discuss and demonstrate some of the ways to connect to external data in Azure Synapse if there isn’t a need to import the data to the database or you want to do some ad-hoc…
In this vLog post I discuss how Azure Synapse, Databricks and Snowflake compare when it comes to common data workloads: Data Science Business Intelligence Ad-Hoc data analysis Data Warehousing and more!
In this vLog I give an overview of Azure Data Explorer and the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Born from analyzing logs behind Power BI, ADX is a great way to take large sets of data and quickly analyze those datasets…
In this vLog, I cover the reasons why you might consider using Azure Data Factory, a mature cloud service for orchestration and processing of data over the newly GA Azure Synapse Studio. Synapse has all of the same features as…
In this vLog I describe some of the leading Master Data Management (MDM) tools in Azure, a necessary part of any Data Warehouse deployment, but often overlooked.
To be a solution architect, you’ve got to have great written and oral skills to be able to leverage your technical experience in helping to develop a solution with a team. In this video I cover some items you will…
In this video blog post I covered the serving layer step of building your Modern Data Warehouse in Azure. There are certainly some decisions to be made around how you want to structure your schema as you get it ready…
Ifyou’re like most, security is at the forefront of your mind for yourorganization. You need the right tools and the right team to keep upwith the balance of increasing number of sophisticated threats and withsecurity teams being inundated with requests…
Today I’m here with some exciting news out of Microsoft with the public preview of Microsoft Virtual Desktop. Virtual desktops are not a new invention and they are currently offered by multiple vendors. Windows Virtual Desktop is comprised of the Windows…