Microsoft Big Data Certification Exams
I previously blogged about Microsoft certification changes, and since then there have been some new Microsoft Big Data certifications exams released:
Already...
2017-08-08
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James Serra's Blog
Azure Analysis Services web designer
Microsoft has released a preview of the Azure Analysis Services web designer. This is a browser-based experience that will allow...
2017-08-02
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Azure SQL Data Sync 2.0
Azure SQL Data Sync has been ignored for quite some time, but has finally gotten an update (it’s in public...
2017-07-20
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4TB disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs available
Microsoft has introduced two new disk sizes for Azure IaaS VMs in P40 (2TB) and P50 (4TB) for both managed...
2017-07-07
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Data lake details
I have blogged before about data lakes (see What is a data lake? and Why use a data lake?), and wanted to provide...
2017-06-29
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Azure DevTest Labs
I have been working at Microsoft now for 3 years and 4 months (side note: it’s by far the best...
2017-06-21
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Data Science Virtual Machine
The Data Science Virtual Machine (DSVM) is a customized VM image on Microsoft’s Azure cloud built specifically for doing data...
2017-06-23 (first published: 2017-06-14)
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Data Warehouse Fast Track Reference Guide for SQL Server 2016
I had previously blogged about the Data Warehouse Fast Track for SQL Server 2016, a joint effort between Microsoft and...
2017-06-07
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SSAS high availability
If you are looking at providing high availability (HA) for SSAS, here are 3 options:
Install SSAS on a Windows Server...
2017-05-24
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SQL Data Warehouse reference architectures
With so many product options to choose from for building a big data solution in the cloud, such as SQL...
2017-05-17
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Blogs
Rolling Back a Broken Release
By Steve Jones
We had an interesting discussion about deployments in databases and how you go forward...
A bespoke reporting solution doesn’t have to cost the earth
By ChrisJenkins
You could be tolerating limited reporting because there isn’t an off the shelf solution...
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
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Question of the Day
Lots of FKs
In SQL Server 2025, what are the most outgoing and incoming FK references a table can have?
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