All About SQL

Azure SQL vCore vs DTU

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

If you are building database solutions in Azure , using Azure SQL Database then you will know that you have a purchasing option decision to make. That being should...

2021-01-19

13 reads

SQL Server Linux

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

If you have come from a windows background you may be curious about the world of SQL Server Linux. Yes, the operating system and the implementation of it differs...

2021-01-15

380 reads

Azure SQL Database Connectivity

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

Have you ever wondered how your connection from outside of Azure to your database is handled? It is important to understand that there is a difference between route(s) from...

2020-12-10

14 reads

[Video] Azure SQL Database – Import a Database

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

Quick Video showing you have to use a BACPAC to “import” a database into Azure (Via Storage container),

2020-12-03

46 reads

Azure SQL Database – Greatest and Least TSQL

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

Being in the cloud does have many benefits, from lower administration to fast scaling but another “side effect” of operating in Azure SQL Database is the cloud first nature...

2020-11-26

207 reads

Azure SQL Database and Memory

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

There are many factors to consider when you are thinking about the move to Azure SQL Database (PaaS) – this could be single databases (provisioned compute or serverless) to...

2020-11-22

37 reads

[Video] Azure SQL Database – Failing Over (Failover Groups)

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

Quick video showing you how to failover your Azure SQL Database between your primary and secondary location.

2020-11-18

61 reads

Azure Defender for SQL

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

If you have been following me or generally topics around Azure SQL Database and security you would know that it is important to leverage Advanced Data Security (ADS) for...

2020-11-09

24 reads

Azure Databricks – Adding Libraries

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

It is a really common requirement to add specific libraries to databricks. Libraries can be written in Python, Java, Scala, and R. You can upload Java, Scala, and Python...

2020-11-03

7 reads

Azure Databricks and Azure Key Vault

• by Arun Sirpal

• All About SQL

The key vault should always be a core component of your Azure design because we can store keys, secrets, certicates thus abstract / hide the true connection string within...

2020-10-28

8 reads