An Overview of Azure File Sync
I have a question… Who is still using a file server? No need to answer, I know that most of us still are and need to use them for various reasons. We love them—well, we also hate them, as they…
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Overview and Benefits of Azure Cognitive Services
With Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the possibilities for your applications are endless. Would you like to be able to infuse your apps, websites and bots with intelligent algorithms to see, hear, speak, understand and interpret your user needs through…
What is Azure Cosmos DB?
Are you familiar with Azure Cosmos DB? Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database. With the click of a button, it allows you to elastically and independently scale throughput and storage across any number of Azure’s geographic regions, so…
Overview of Azure Databricks
I’d like to tell you about Azure Databricks. If you don’t know what that is, Azure Databricks provides an end-to-end, managed Apache Spark platform optimized for the cloud. It’s a fast, easy and collaborative analytics platform designed to help bridge…
3 Reasons Why You Should Move Your Business to the Cloud
Cyber security is on everyone’s mind these days and it can be a challenge for many organizations. If this sounds like you and you haven’t moved to the cloud, it’s something you should think about. I’d like to tell you…
Overview of Power BI Embedded
Everyone is familiar with Power BI Desktop, Cloud and On-Prem. But not as many are familiar with Power BI Embedded. So, what is it? Power BI embedded allows your company to embed the dashboards and reports in your in-house developed…
Most Important Components of Azure Data Factory
Are you new to Azure and not know what Azure Data Factory is? Azure Data Factory is Microsoft’s cloud version of an ETL or ELT tool that helps you get your data from one place to another and to transform…
Top 5 Takeaways from the Microsoft ICA Boot Camp
I was a recent attendee at the Microsoft International Cloud Architect Boot Camp, where I had the opportunity to participate in hands-on sessions, working closely with Microsoft teams and specialists, as well as other Microsoft Partners. This boot camp contained exclusive…
Power View Drill Drown/Up Bug or, by Design?
While rehearsing my demo for my upcoming session at SQL Saturday Boston this weekend, #sqlsat500 where I will be lecturing and demonstrating Scratching the Surface of Power View, I noticed a quirky issue where I wasn’t able to drill through…
Pragmatic Works SSRS Master Class Review
A little while back, the boys from Pragmatic Works (www.pragmaticworks.com) came up to Boston for their “Master” level training series on SSRS. I attended the class, and wanted to share my experience so other interested people can get a preview…