Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool v2.0
The Azure Cosmos DB Desktop Data Migration Tool is a command-line tool that provides data import and export capabilities for using with Azure Cosmos DB.…
Azure Data & Storage
Microsoft Azure offers a variety of Database and Storage services in the cloud. This includes Azure Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and more!
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Azure PowerShell: Create Azure Storage Account and Containers
One of the core services within Microsoft Azure is the Storage Account service. There are many service that utilize Storage Accounts for storing data, such…
Azure SQL or SQL Server Database?
There are many things to look at when either migrating an existing application or just building a new application to host on Microsoft Azure. Data…
Azure Storage Explorer
The new Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer provides a GUI interface for managing Azure Storage from both Windows and Mac OS X. Rather than build this…
Lambda Architecture for IoT and Big Data Systems
Lambda Architecture is a data processing design pattern designed for Big Data systems that need to process data in near real-time. This pattern works very…
Azure SQL: Copy / Backup Database to Local SQL Server using SSMS
Developers often encounter hurdles when managing SQL Azure databases for development and testing. While SQL Azure offers a robust cloud-based solution, it can be costly…
CosmosDB: The New DocumentDB NoSQL Database in Microsoft Azure
DocumentDB has been around for awhile now in Microsoft Azure. It’s a Document based, NoSQL database in the cloud. There’s been tons of advancements to…
Windows Server and SQL Server Certifications are Gone
Embedded within Microsoft’s announcement of retiring ALL of the MCSE, MCSD, and MCSA certifications (and their associated exams) is the fact that certifications for Windows…
Migrate Between Azure SQL Database and SQL Server
For years it’s been difficult to migrate a database that was built in SQL Server to Microsoft Azure SQL Database. Originally, the T-SQL support in…
Azure Storage Explorer now supports Linux and more
When the Microsoft Azure Storage Explorer was first released, it did seem a little odd that Microsoft would neglect supporting Linux. However, they did support…
Azure Infographic: SharePoint with SQL Server AlwaysOn (2016)
The Deploy SharePoint with SQL Server AlwaysOn infographic from Microsoft provides a really good visual representation of how to design a SharePoint solution in Microsoft…
Azure Infographic: SQL Server 2016
The SQL Server 2016 infographic provides a visual overview of SQL Server 2016 features: on-premises, in the cloud, and in between. How can your current…
What is DocumentDB?
Azure DocumentDB is a NoSQL document database that uses the JSON data format for storing and querying documents. Being a feature of Microsoft Azure, DocumentDB…
Top 13 Cosmos DB Features Coming Soon as of March 2019
Azure DocumentDB, ahem… I mean Azure Cosmos DB is the globally distributed, highly available, NoSQL, database-as-a-service offering from Microsoft. The service boasts lots of really…
Azure CLI: Add/Remove IP Addresses on Azure Synapse Firewall
Recently, I performed a lot of work as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) / DevOps Engineer on a project that utilizes Azure Synapse for a…
70-473 Cloud Data Platform Solutions Exam – June 2017 Update (RETIRED)
The 70-473 Designing and Implementing Cloud Data Platform Solutions certification exam was first published Oct. 27, 2015. A lot of things with Microsoft Azure have…
Free eBook: Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure
The “Microsoft Azure Essentials: Migrating SQL Server Databases to Azure” book written by Carl Rabeler has been made a free eBook by Microsoft Press. This…
70-475 Big Data Analytics Exam – Feb 2017 Update (RETIRED)
The 70-475 Designing and Implementing Big Data Analytics Solutions certification exam was first published Oct. 27, 2015. Many features and services in the Microsoft Azure…
Free eBook: Data Science with Microsoft SQL Server 2016
It’s a new world of Big Data and Data Science. SQL Server 2016 was built for this brand new world to help businesses get ahead.…
Top 10 Azure Cosmos DB Planned Features Coming Soon as of July 2022
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s scalable, fully managed, serverless NoSQL database as a service offering. The service provides a lot of really great features for…