Azure Cosmos DB – HTAP using Azure Synapse Link
I haven’t done much blogging in the last 6 months. My last article was posted in January, on Data Governance in the Covid era. After changing jobs in March,...
2021-10-17
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Azure Cosmos DB – HTAP using Synapse Analytics
I haven’t done much blogging in the last 6 months. My last article was posted in January, on Data Governance in the Covid era. I changed jobs in March,...
2021-10-17
854 reads
Importance of data governance in the Covid era
One common theme that stood out last year is the oversupply of data to our fingertips. In my line of work as a data professional, I produce, consume and...
2021-01-12 (first published: 2021-01-05)
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Importance of data governance in the Covid era
Covid-driven disruption calls for a higher degree of consistency and clarity on the data assets handled by any organization, because in the months to come there will be a...
2021-01-05
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Where is your Awesome?
Everyone of us is in a perpetual pursuit of awesomeness - some actively looking for it, while others passively. Either way, it is inherent in our making to reach...
2020-09-11 (first published: 2020-09-06)
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Where is your Awesome?
One unequivocal point to note is that loving oneself is a precursor to awesomeness. You can't be awesome if you don't love yourself. Period!
2020-09-06
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Azure Cosmos DB: real-time data movement using Change Feed and Azure Functions
In this article, we will focus on creating a data pipeline to ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) Cosmos DB container changes to a SQL Server database. Note that this...
2019-07-21
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Azure Cosmos DB: real-time data movement using Change Feed and Azure Functions
In this article, we will focus on creating a data pipeline to ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) Cosmos DB container changes to a SQL Server database. Note that this...
2019-07-21
119 reads
Demo: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services
Late last year, I wrote a series of articles about Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services. At the time, I thought MLS was an underutilized...
2019-06-17 (first published: 2019-05-28)
705 reads
Demo: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services
Late last year, I wrote a series of articles about Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services. At the time, I thought MLS was an underutilized...
2019-05-28
16 reads
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The Max PK Length
If I create a multiple column Primary Key constraint, what is the most number of bytes I can include in the constraint?
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