Introducing FabricTools (PowerShell module)
The Challenge: DevOps for Microsoft Fabric In the world of Microsoft Fabric, DevOps is still maturing. Unlike Azure Data Factory (ADF), which has been around long enough to...
2025-06-20
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Azure Player Blog
10 reasons why IT certifications are still important
As someone who has spent over 20 years in the Software/Data Engineering area and has obtained numerous certifications, I can confidently say that certifications are still a valuable asset...
2024-03-08 (first published: 2024-02-23)
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Last Weeks Reading (2024-02-11)
News Power BI Project (PBIP) and Azure DevOps build pipelines for continuous integration Integrating the PBIP format with Azure DevOps lets you use Azure Pipelines to automate CI/CD...
2024-02-11
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Last Weeks Reading (2024-01-28)
News Fabric end-to-end use case: Data Engineering part 2 – Pipelines If you’re new in Microsoft Fabric – check this series and build it with Sam. Set up...
2024-01-29
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Last Weeks Reading (2023-12-17)
News What happened in the DAX world in 2022 New DAX functions… in 2022 The Microsoft Learn Cloud Skills Challenge Microsoft Ignite edition is back! How to build...
2023-12-18
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Last Weeks Reading (2023-11-26)
News Deploy a Delta Sharing Server on Azure Want to learn how to deploy a DeltaSharing server on Azure, but don’t know where to begin? Why Structured Streaming...
2023-11-26
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Last Weeks Reading (2023-11-05)
News Process Azure Event Hubs data using Azure Data Factory Mapping Data Flows Read how to process Azure Event Hubs data using ADF for certain use cases. Automate...
2023-11-05
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Stellar Repair for MS SQL – Product Review
If you’re experiencing delays and errors while working with SQL Server databases due to corrupt database files, you may feel frustrated and helpless. Fortunately, Stellar Repair for MS SQL...
2023-03-15
37 reads
Synapse Analytics workspace – deployment challenges
Azure Synapse Analytics is not just “another service” in the Azure. It’s very comprehensive set of tools rather than one-goal-tool (like Azure Key Vault or even Storage Account). On...
2023-03-07
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SQLPlayer is renaming
It was about time. The blog and all related services are being changed the name. From SQL Player to Azure Player. You probably noticed over several years that the...
2023-01-02 (first published: 2023-01-01)
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Blogs
Resource: Security Auditing for Databases
By Brian Kelley
If you are responsible for securing databases, SQL Servers and others, I would strongly...
SQL Server Maintenance Plans
By Kevin3NF
If you’re a DBA, sysadmin, IT manager, or Accidental DBA, you’ve probably seen SQL...
SQL Server Migration Made Easy: A Complete Guide to Microsoft DMA and Its Successors
By Rohit Garg
Migrating SQL Server databases is a critical task for IT teams aiming to modernize...
Forums
Low Level design for Error Logging for Data Pipeline
Hello, May someone please help me how to design Error Logging for the Data...
Best Way to Repair SQL Database: How to Restore SQL Server?
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MongoDB and Python in action
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Question of the Day
Capacity Planning for an Existing SQL Server Workload?
You're tasked with planning capacity for a new SQL Server database workload. Which of the following is the most accurate way to determine how much CPU, memory, and I/O throughput your workload requires? What single or multiple tools would you use to answer the questions around resource needs?
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