Comparing Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks for common data workloads
In this vLog post I discuss how Azure Synapse, Databricks and Snowflake compare when it comes to common data workloads: Data Science Business Intelligence Ad-Hoc data analysis Data Warehousing and...
View ArticleConnecting to External Data with Azure Synapse
In my latest video blog I discuss and demonstrate some of the ways to connect to external data in Azure Synapse if there isn’t a need to import the data to the database or you want to do some ad-hoc...
View ArticleGetting started with Spark Pools in Azure Synapse
In my latest video blog I discuss getting started on the newly Generally Available Spark Pools as a part of Azure Synapse, another great option for Data Engineering/Preparation, Data Exploration, and...
View ArticleOverview of Azure Synapse Link featuring CosmosDB
Azure Synapse Link allows you to connect to your transactional system directly to run analytical and machine learning workloads while eliminating the need for ETL/ELT, batch processing and reload wait...
View ArticleWhat is HTAP in Azure
Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing, or HTAP, is an advanced database capability that allows for both types of workloads to be performed without one impacting the performance of the other....
View ArticleAzure Cognitive Services
AI solutions are exploding, and Azure has the most complete offering of any cloud provider! Watch this video to get started with our API based Cognitive Services in Azure and a sample architecture of...
View ArticleHere comes your CoPilot
The new age of large language models (LLMs), and the ability to accelerate various forms of novel thought is being cast upon us at a rapid pace. Just like an airplane copilot, we are seeing an...
View Article3 Key Differences in ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI
In this vLog I discuss some misconceptions around ChatGPT and Azure OpenAI, to include: Who owns ChatGPT, OpenAI, and how Microsoft got involved Security and privacy concerns about Azure OpenAI and...
View ArticleThe Easy Path to AI
The explosion of interest in AI due to the recent success of ChatGPT, the state-of-the-art natural language generation model that can write anything from essays to poems to code, is no surprise....
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AI Will Take Your Job!? A Deeper Dive Beyond the Headlines
That’s right, unless you live under a rock, you can’t escape this rhetoric, but is it true? The media certainly would like to make you think so, wouldn’t they? I’m a bit less emphatic about the...
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