Using Power BI to access on-premise data
The following blog describes how to use certain cloud-based Power BI for Office 365 products (Power View and Q&A) on...
2015-01-07
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James Serra's Blog
Analytics Platform System (APS) AU3 released
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has just released an appliance update (AU3),...
2014-12-17
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The Modern Data Warehouse
The traditional data warehouse has served us well for many years, but new trends are causing it to break in...
2014-12-10 (first published: 2014-12-03)
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What is Azure Data Factory?
The Azure Data Factory is a service designed to allow developers to integrate disparate data sources. It is a platform...
2014-11-26
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Fast Track Data Warehouse Reference Architecture for SQL Server 2014
I have previously blogged about the Fast Track Data Warehouse, a reference configuration optimized for data warehousing (see Microsoft SQL Server...
2014-11-19
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Should you move your data to the cloud?
Should you move your data to the cloud? That is the question. The answer is not simple. While moving data...
2014-11-12
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Book: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development Beginner’s Guide
I was fortunate to be a technical reviewer for a new book, SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence Development by Reza...
2014-11-05
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Analytics Platform System (APS) AU2 released
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has recently released an appliance update (AU2),...
2014-10-16
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Non-obvious APS/PDW benefits
The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), has a lot of obvious...
2014-10-07
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IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS explained
You might be reading a lot about Cloud computing and see three acronyms frequently: IaaS, PaaS, Saas. Cloud providers offer...
2014-09-30
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Blogs
A New Word: on tenderhooks
By Steve Jones
on tenderhooks – adj. feeling the primal satisfaction of being needed by someone, which...
Ramblings about data communities and your contributions, no excuses
By DataOnWheels
I have been active in the data community throughout my career. I have met...
SQL Server Journey till 2025 (brief)
By Vinay Thakur
Quick Summary for Microsoft SQL Server till 2025, I am fortunate to be part...
Forums
how do i map the "current" object entry in for each to one variable
hi, in an ssis for each loop over an object variable called MyListVariable, i...
Simulating Mercury’s Orbital Motion Using Pure T-SQL (NASA 2025 Dataset)
SQL Server is typically viewed as a transactional or analytical database engine. However, it...
Azure SQL Database | CREATE EVENT SESSION [Blocking_Capture] ON DATABASE
Hello, Is there a way in Azure SQL Database to change the 'Blocking Process...
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