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AZURE COGNITIVE SERVICES

AI solutions are exploding, and Azure has the most complete offering of any cloud provider! Watch this video to get started with our API based Cognitive Services in Azure and a sample architecture of...

What is HTAP in Azure

  Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing, or HTAP, is an advanced database capability that allows for both types of workloads to be performed without one impacting the performance of the...

Overview of Azure Synapse Link featuring CosmosDB

Azure Synapse Link allows you to connect to your transactional system directly to run analytical and machine learning workloads while eliminating the need for ETL/ELT, batch processing and reload wait...

Getting started with Spark Pools in Azure Synapse

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...

Connecting to External Data with Azure Synapse

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...

Comparing Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks for common data workloads

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...

Where does Azure Data Explorer fit in the rest of the Data Platform?

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...

Should I Choose Azure Data Factory or Synapse Studio

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...

The Modern Data Warehouse in Azure Part 5 – Master Data Management Tools

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...