The Evolution of Machine Learning on Hybrid Cloud
Explore upcoming advancements in machine learning with hybrid Azure capabilities, focusing on innovative features and potential applications.
What's New in Security & Networking for Azure SQL
Explore Azure SQL's latest security innovations for safeguarding sensitive data, including authentication, encryption, network security, and threat protection in cloud and hybrid environments.
SQL Server Configuration and Deployment with Powershell DSC
Automate SQL Server deployment and configuration using PowerShell DSC for consistent, error-free setups. Learn Infrastructure as Code principles and implement a two-replica availability group effortlessly.
Inside the VertiPaq Engine
Explore VertiPaq engine internals, database architecture, and optimization techniques for improved performance and compression in SQL Server Analysis Services Tabular, Power BI, and Power Pivot.
Deploying Availability Groups in Virtualized Architectures
Best practices for deploying SQL Server Always On Availability Groups in virtualized environments, covering on-premises, cloud, and hybrid architectures across VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, AWS, and GCP.
Building Your First Hybrid Lab
Extend your local SQL Server lab to Azure with a step-by-step guide on implementing a hybrid cloud Availability Group, network connectivity, and highly available Active Directory.
Building a Home Computer Lab
Explore options for creating an affordable home computer lab to learn data technologies, from laptops to servers. Covers key considerations, tips, and virtualization for an effective setup.
Learn Faster in a Container - A Docker Introduction
Discover Docker's power for DevOps, from basics to advanced uses. Learn to set up, modify images, and deploy databases. Accelerate your tech learning with practical examples and hands-on demos.
Azure Synapse Analytics - A Data Lakehouse
Explore Azure Synapse Analytics, a unified service combining data warehousing and Big Data analytics. Learn about its features, scalability, and integration in modern data warehouses through demonstrations.
Modern High Availability and Disaster Recovery Topologies
Explore innovative HA/DR solutions for SQL Server, including traditional and advanced technologies like availability groups, log shipping, VM replication, and container-based approaches for enhanced data protection.
Inside Azure SQL Database Hyperscale
Explore Azure SQL Database Hyperscale's innovative architecture, including distributed components, multi-tiered caching, and read-scale replicas. Learn about built-in scalability, high availability, and unique diagnostics for performance insights.
Designing Azure Data Science and AI Projects
Aprenda a diseñar proyectos de ciencia de datos e IA en Azure, desde la comprensión del negocio hasta la implementación, utilizando un enfoque práctico basado en equipo y las últimas tecnologías disponibles.
One Bite at a Time
Efficient techniques for anonymizing PII data, archiving old data, and performing garbage collection in databases. Learn to create procedures for updating large datasets while maintaining performance and avoiding blocking operators.
Embracing Database DevOps through CI/CD
Learn to implement Database DevOps using SQL Server containers, Flyway, Kubernetes, and Azure DevOps. Explore strategies for efficient database migrations and build your first CI/CD pipeline for database deployment.
Deploying SQL Server Big Data Clusters
Learn to deploy SQL Server Big Data Clusters, demystify Kubernetes, and compare on-prem vs cloud deployments. Gain practical tools and scripts for immediate implementation.
Data Modeling and Partitioning Patterns in Azure Cosmos DB
Explore key strategies for effective data modeling and partitioning in Cosmos DB, using real-world examples to optimize performance and scalability in NoSQL database design.
Best Practices for Deployment of SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
Optimize SQL Server deployment on Azure VMs: right-sizing, high availability, performance, migration, disaster recovery, and licensing for Windows and Linux environments.
Common Data Service - Why Is It Not Common Yet?
Explore Common Data Service's strengths and weaknesses in the Power Platform. Learn to build, ingest, and extract data through demos, understanding its role in centralizing business logic across applications.
Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Deep Learning Explained
Explore AI, ML, and DL with Buck Woody: learn key differences, use-cases, and implementation options, including SQL Server platform technologies.
Standardize Your Environments Leveraging Infrastructure As Code
Explore methodologies for standardizing SQL Server deployments, identify gaps, and learn how Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform can enhance and streamline your environment setup.
Maximize Performance for Less Cost Using Azure SQL Database Serverless
Learn to optimize Azure SQL Database serverless for intermittent workloads, automatically scaling resources and improving cost-efficiency while simplifying performance management.