SQL Server VM Best Practices
In this article we look at some of the things you should be aware of when building a VM to run SQL Server, such as vCPUs, disks, memory and more.
2021-09-27
Additional Articles
Why pay for open-source software?
The very definition of open-source software means that developers can change the code, which means that exclusive, paid, licensing is not a part of the deal. In short, open-source is free. Free of licensing anyway. So, why might you choose to pay for an open-source software like Flyway? Grant Fritchey explores.
2021-09-27
How LAG compares to other techniques
LAG pulls a column from another row without a self-join. In this article, Kathi Kellenberger shows how LAG compares to other techniques
2021-09-24
Real-Time Streaming using Power BI Streaming Dataset
In this tip we will look at using a Streaming Dataset in Power BI to visualize real time data using the streaming service Azure Stream Analytics job.
2021-09-22
What's the real story behind the explosive growth of data?
IDC’s recent Global DataSphere Forecast, 2021-2025 predicts that global data creation and replication will experience a compound annual growth rate of 23% over the forecast period. But what’s causing the growth? Where will all of that extra data be stored? And how should we, as data professionals, prepare for it? Read this blog to explore these important questions.
2021-09-22
The Azure SQL portfolio
Microsoft provides many ways to run SQL Server in Azure, but which do you choose? In this article, Robert Sheldon explains the Azure SQL options.
2021-09-20
Flyway Without the Typing
How to use Flyway configuration files to minimize typing during ad-hoc development from PowerShell or DOS; you just type in the Flyway commands you need and hit "go" and the config files take care of all the tiresome connection, authentication and project details.
2021-09-17
Mount an Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2 Account in Databricks
In this article we will walk through a clear end-to-end process of securely mounting an ADLS gen2 account in Databricks.
2021-09-17
Text Mining and Sentiment Analysis: Oracle Text
Oracle has built-in functionality to analyze text. Sanil Mhatre demonstrates how to perform a sentiment analysis on data stored in a table using Oracle Text.
2021-09-15
Our Top Findings from The State of Database Monitoring Survey
Over 2500 global database professionals answered questions on their experiences with database monitoring in our annual survey earlier this year. We’re creating four reports from the findings and in our first, The real-world challenges of growing server estates, you’ll discover both insights and trends along with advice for how to tackle the most common challenges.
2021-09-13
Blogs
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