What is Eventstream in Microsoft Fabric? - Part 1
Learn about Eventstream in Microsoft Fabric to ingest, transform, and route real-time data to certain destinations in a low-to-no-code SaaS fashion.
Another View of DevOps
Steve does a lot of work with teams trying to adopt DevOps, and today has another description of what this can mean for your team.
Quick and Effective Migration Between CosmosDB Collections Using ADF
This document aims to explain the process of using ADF (Azure data Factory) to make a copy of a Cosmos DB (Instance A) collection into a new collection in another Cosmos DB Instance effectively and cost effectively. For example, here is our Instance A in the Data Explorer: Here is Instance B: We are looking […]
The Profiler Extension in Azure Data Studio (ADS)
This article covers the basics of the Profiler extension in Azure Data Studio, a handy way to trace your application calls.
Tinkering with Fabric Data Factory Framework Functionality
I recently asked myself, “Self, is it possible to apply framework functionality to Fabric Data Factory?” I decided to investigate.
Auto Renew Subscriptions
Reserved resources in Azure can auto renew now, but Steve isn't sure if that makes our jobs easier.
An Experimental Mindset
Steve wonders how many of you have an experimental mindset. He finds those that embrace this do better in their careers.
How to Optimize Power BI Semantic Model Performance with Vertipaq Analyzer
Learn how to optimize the size of your Power BI semantic models with the free Vertipaq Analyzer tool. Extra tips & tricks included.
Database Feature Toggles
In software development the concept of feature toggles are used to selectively turn on and off features. They are, for example, used to restrict some newly introduced features to a select group to see how these features work. While this concept has been long used for user-facing application code, it is also a practice that is useful for database code.
Managed Vs Unmanaged Tables – Data Engineering with Fabric
Learn how to get started with Microsoft Fabric along with the differences between managed and unmanaged tables.
Blogs
Introducing azsql-migration-test: Test and Validate Azure SQL Database Migrations
Introducing azsql-migration-test, a small open-source CLI that validates your Azure SQL Database migrations against...
Rambling about Data on Wheels – origins, branding, expansion
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I have been asked many times about how the name “Data on Wheels” came...
Think Twice Before Enabling Fabric’s Inbound Network Protection
Fabric inbound network protection involves two tenant-level controls: Private Link and Block Public Internet...
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DBCC CHECKDB Limits III
On SQL Server 2025, does DBCC CHECKDB support Memory-Optimized tables?
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