Clik here to view.
What is Azure Active Directory Seamless Single Sign On?
We’re all dealing with many usernames and passwords in our everyday life, right? Today I’d like to talk about an authentication feature within Azure Active Directory that can help you with easier,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What is Azure Active Directory B2C?
How important is secure identity management to you? If you’re like most, it is a top priority. In today’s post I’ll talk about Azure Active Directory B2C which is an identity management service that...
View ArticleWhat is Azure Cost Management?
If you’re using Azure, one key piece is effectively planning and controlling the costs involved in running your business. In this post, I’ll discuss what I believe to be one of the most critical...
View ArticleWhat Power BI XMLA Endpoints means for you
Are you taking advantage of Power BI’s modeling capability? This is a terrific built in capability and many users build models as they begin to design their reports. However, as we transition Power...
View ArticleAccelerate Your AI with Machine Learning on Azure Data Box Edge
In some past blogs I’ve discussed Azure Data Box and how the Data Box family has expanded. Today I’ll talk about Azure Data Box Edge (in preview) and elaborate on the machine learning service that it...
View ArticleMicrosoft Announces Windows Virtual Desktop in Azure
Today I’m here with some exciting news out of Microsoft with the public preview of Microsoft Virtual Desktop. Virtual desktops are not a new invention and they are currently offered by multiple...
View ArticleMicrosoft Reimagines Traditional SIEMs with Azure Sentinel
If you’re like most, security is at the forefront of your mind for your organization. You need the right tools and the right team to keep up with the balance of increasing number of sophisticated...
View ArticleTips on becoming a solution architect
To be a solution architect, you’ve got to have great written and oral skills to be able to leverage your technical experience in helping to develop a solution with a team. In this video I cover some...
View ArticleThe Modern Data Warehouse in Azure Part 5 – Master Data Management Tools
In this vLog I describe some of the leading Master Data Management (MDM) tools in Azure, a necessary part of any Data Warehouse deployment, but often overlooked. The post The Modern Data Warehouse in...
View ArticleShould I Choose Azure Data Factory or Synapse Studio
In this vLog, I cover the reasons why you might consider using Azure Data Factory, a mature cloud service for orchestration and processing of data over the newly GA Azure Synapse Studio. Synapse has...
View ArticleWhere does Azure Data Explorer fit in the rest of the Data Platform?
In this vLog I give an overview of Azure Data Explorer and the Kusto Query Language (KQL). Born from analyzing logs behind Power BI, ADX is a great way to take large sets of data and quickly analyze...
View ArticleComparing 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....
View Article