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Azure Cosmos DB: real-time data movement using Change Feed and Azure Functions

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

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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Demo: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

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)

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Azure Cosmos DB – Real-time ETL using Change Feed and Azure Functions

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

Many people who read my Cosmos DB articles are looking for an effective way to export data to SQL, either on-demand or in real-time. After performing a search term...

2019-05-17 (first published: 2019-05-05)

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Analyzing Heart Disease risk using Key Influencers AI visual in Power BI

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for 2019, announced earlier this month, names Microsoft the leader in Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms....

2019-03-12 (first published: 2019-02-23)

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Azure Databricks – Introduction (Free Trial)

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

Microsoft’s Azure Databricks is an advanced Apache Spark platform that brings data and business teams together. In this introductory article,...

2019-02-17

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Global AI Bootcamp – Developing AI, responsibly

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

Global AI Bootcamp, Brisbane 2018
Yesterday, I attended the Global AI Bootcamp Brisbane (at the Precinct, Valley) along with nearly 100 other...

2018-12-16

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Part 2: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

Recap!
Part 1 of Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services covered an overview of Predictive Modeling and the...

2018-11-27 (first published: 2018-11-18)

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Part 1: Predictive Modeling using R and SQL Server Machine Learning Services

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

To R or not to R?
A few months ago, I asked myself an important question – which language to learn first...

2018-11-12

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Azure Cosmos DB Free Trial – walk through of Gremlin API for Graph

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

After the 2018 Microsoft Ignite event, Microsoft announced a free trial of Azure Cosmos DB. For those who are eager...

2018-10-12 (first published: 2018-10-01)

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Azure Cosmos DB – Partition and Throughput

• by Arjun-Sivadasan

• SQL Roadie

In my previous article Introduction to Azure Cosmos DB, I mentioned Partition and Throughput only briefly. Adopting a good partition scheme...

2018-08-17 (first published: 2018-08-05)

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