There are various Microsoft tools that you can use to help you migrate your database (updated 1/16/19): Data Migration Assistant (DMA) – enables you to upgrade to a modern data platform by detecting compatibility issues that can impact database functionality … Continue reading →
Azure Data Lake Analytics (ADLA) is a distributed analytics service built on Apache YARN that allows developers to be productive immediately on big data. This is accomplished by submitting a job to the service where the service will automatically run it … Continue reading →
I previously talked about PolyBase and its enhancements (see PASS Summit Announcements: PolyBase enhancements). There is some confusion on PolyBase use cases as they are different depending on whether you are using PolyBase with Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) or … Continue reading →
Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) has increased its max database size from 1TB to 4TB at no additional cost. Customers using P11 and P15 premium performance levels can use up to 4 TB of included storage at no additional charge. … Continue reading →
Below I have attempted to list the various options for reporting off of Hadoop (HDInsight, HDP, Cloudera) using Power BI Desktop and Excel. Some of the data sources prompt you to choose the Data Connectivity mode of either Import or … Continue reading →
I see a lot of confusion when it comes to Azure Data Factory (ADF) and how it compares to SSIS. It is not simply “SSIS in the cloud”. See What is Azure Data Factory? for an overview of ADF, and I’ll assume … Continue reading →