Azure DWH part 17: ADF:Import Data from SQL Server on-premises to ASDW
In this article we will learn to use Data Factory to import table from SQL Server to Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
2017-10-03
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Articles
Data in Motion and Data at Rest
Microsoft (StreamInsight), and Azure Stream Analytics represent a very different model for processing data. They are concerned with processing complex event streams of data (CEPs) from such things as sensors to deduce significant patterns and apply filters. Joe Celko discusses the background to an intriguing technology of complex event processing to establish the difference between data at rest, and data on the move.
2017-10-03
3,971 reads
Should DBAs learn Linux?
Brent Ozar looks at the similarities between SQL Server on Linux and SQL Server on Windows Core from back in 2012, and asks whether DBAs should bother learning it.
2017-10-02
4,169 reads
SQL Prompt Tip: how to control when the suggestion box pops up
By default, SQL Prompt shows code auto-completion suggestions automatically, and continuously. 90% of the time this is exactly what you want, but there are other times where you just need a bit of space - Phil Factor shows how.
2017-10-02
2,880 reads
Implementing SQL Server Failover Clustering in Azure
Deploying IaaS solutions in Microsoft Azure offers benefits that leverage agility, resiliency, and scalability built into the underlying platform. However, when dealing with business-critical workloads, customers typically want to also provide high-availability and disaster recovery capabilities in a manner that they can control. Trying to implement this approach in the cloud by following the procedures applicable in on-premises datacenters frequently presents challenges. This article focuses on these differences in the context of deployment of SQL Server Failover Clustering in Azure.
2017-09-29
3,141 reads
Guide to Create a SQL Central Management Server
This post is going to walk you through the process of creating an SQL Management Server.
2017-09-28
8,855 reads
Representing a simple hierarchical list in SQL Server with JSON, YAML, XML and HTML
How difficult can it be to produce a simple hierarchical list in JSON, YAML, XML and HTML from a SQL Server table that represents a simple hierarchy within an organisation. Well once you know, it is easy and William Brewer is on a mission to tell you how.
2017-09-28
6,087 reads
How to use a Project in SQL Server Management Studio
Matteo Lorini shows how to setup a project in SSMS to organize files.
2017-09-27
4,539 reads
Azure DWH part 16: BCP to import and export data
In Azure SQL Data Warehouse we can use BCP to export or import the data. In this article, we will show how to do it.
2017-09-26
2,180 reads
What If Week: What Would You Fix Or Change?
Brent Ozar, Erik Darling, and Tara Kizer think about what they would change or fix if they had access to SQL Server’s source code.
2017-09-26
3,774 reads
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Tables with a SPARSE Column and Consumption
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