2020-06-20
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Azure
Azure Text Analytics and Power BI
In this tip we look at how to analyze textual data to gain insight from freeform text using Azure Text Analytics and Power BI.
2019-12-13
2019-10-12
229 reads
Getting Started with SQL Server Azure Container Instances ACI
Learn how to quickly deploy a new SQL Server instance on Azure using Azure Container Instances ACI.
2019-10-09
Which Service in Azure Should You Use for SQL?
I remember when Azure SQL Database was first released in 2010. Microsoft has tweaked the name a couple of times over the years, and back then it was called SQL Azure. The largest database you could create was just 50 GB, and there were quite a few restrictions, such as heaps not being supported. Since […]
2019-10-05
454 reads
2019-07-23
10,505 reads
Getting Started with Role-based Access Control in Azure
Do you want to ensure your Azure users don't have ...
2019-05-22
Processing Data Using Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Analytics, and Microsoft’s Big Data Language U-SQL
Data analytics has become one of the powerful domains in the world of data science. An enormous amount of data is being generated by each organization in every sector. Computer science has found solutions to store and process this data in a smart way through a distributed file system. One such example is Azure Data Lake. It uses the Hadoop Distributed File System, and to perform analytics on this data, Azure Data Lake storage is integrated with Azure Data Analytics Service and HDInsight. In this article, Suhas Pande will explain how to store data using Azure Data Lake and how to perform data analysis on it using U-SQL, a big data SQL and C# language.
2019-04-29
Can Azure Stack Reduce Software Development Costs?
Azure Stack provides a hybrid cloud infrastructure platform. Steve wonders if this really helps reduce software development costs.
2019-04-24
209 reads
Introduction to Azure Database Migration Service – SQL On The Edge Episode 19
Azure has a rich set of offerings in terms of database platform services. We have the full family of SQL Server-based databases (single, pool, managed instance, data warehouse), open...
2019-04-11
Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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