Welcome to another edition of our Azure Every Day mini-series on Databricks. In this post, I’ll walk you through creating a key vault and setting it up to work with Databricks. I’ve created a video demo where I will show you how to: set up a Key Vault, create a notebook, connect to a database, and run a query.
SQL Server
Cosmos DB for SQL Server Admins and Developers
Do you want to learn more about Cosmos DB for SQL Server Admins and Developers? In a recent webinar with consultant Mike Donnelly, he’ll give you a quick outline of Cosmos DB, Microsoft’s multi-model database service, and why to use it. Cosmos DB is:
Migrating Self-Service Datasets to Dataflows in Power BI
Is there a simple process for converting your existing datasets into a dataflow? The answer is yes, and I’ll share some tips here for doing this in the Power BI Service without having to do a lot of rework.
SQL Security Set Up Best Practices
Security is crucial and at the forefront of everyone’s minds in business, especially if you’re a DBA. Of course, everyone should be mindful of security but for the DBA, it’s your job. The DBA is typically thought of as the gatekeeper of business data and we all know that the amount of data is growing in leaps and bounds.
Azure Lift and Shift Planning
Do you want to learn how to copy your existing VM to your new Azure Tenant? Unfortunately, it’s not quite as simple as just restoring the VM in your brand-new Azure space and enjoying the rainbows and sunshine that follow along afterwards. Prior planning and preparation are the key. This webinar by Consultant and DBA Michael Wall covers the steps that can be taken before the move as well as some tips to help with dealing with any issues afterwards.
Tips for Migrating Data Warehouse Workloads to Azure
Do you want to learn how to migrate your workloads to Azure? In a recent webinar, Practice Manager and BI Architect, Bob Rubocki, discusses the best tips and tricks for migrating data warehouse workloads to Azure.
Global Temporary Tables in Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Azure SQL Data Warehouse (DW) has been improving its capabilities day-by-day. This relational database platform used by Microsoft is known to be faster and cheaper than other major cloud data warehouse solutions.
It’s Just SQL Server on Azure, Right?
Do you want to learn how to integrate SQL Server in Azure? In a recent webinar, Steve Hughes, Director of Consulting at Pragmatic Works, shows how what you choose impacts security, capability, performance, and costs. The cloud is a moving target, this webinar will give you an understanding of your SQL Server options on Azure.
Creating a Basic PowerApp Against a SQL Server Table
If you’ve ever wanted to create a simple application for internal users to communicate or write back to a simple table, maybe a quota or performance review table, it’s easy to do with PowerApps.
Announcing Machine Learning Services with R in Azure SQL Database
I’d like to tell you about an exciting announcement from Microsoft and that is the preview of Machine Learning Services with R inside the Azure SQL Database platform.