Practical guides and insights for modern data practitioners
In this post I cover the advantages of Azure infrastructure knowledge when working with Microsoft Fabric. I wanted to cover this topic after my recent journey to gain a couple of Azure certifications. One was more of a regain to cure an Azure certification itch to regain the Azure Administrator Associate certification. Whilst the other … Read more
In this post I cover how I went about curing an Azure certification itch. By regaining the Azure Administrator Associate certification. Allow me to explain. Many years ago I gained an older version of the Azure Administrator Associate certification whilst studying for the old MCSD Azure Architect certification. I then upgraded to the modern certification … Read more
In this post I share the results of my initial testing of the Microsoft Azure emissions insights capability within Microsoft Fabric. Which is another capability that comes with the Sustainability data solutions in Fabric. It allows you to store and analyze your Azure emissions data. After testing the new ESG data estate capability in my … Read more
In this post I want to cover big UI updates for two Azure Data Platform services that have been introduced recently. Since I think they are worth pointing out. To help with some jargon, when I say UI, I mean user interface. You can also think of a UI as a front-end or a portal. … Read more
In this post I want to cover one way you can migrate serverless SQL Pool objects to a Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouse using Azure DevOps. Since I was able to get this working. To clarify, when I say serverless SQL Pools I mean the ones that are part of Azure Synapse Analytics. Which I covered … Read more
I want to cover some updates about exam pages for Azure certifications in this post. To share two important updates since my previous post about making the most out of certification pages for Azure exams. Skills measured for exams changing this month First update is very important for anybody who is currently studying for a … Read more
In this post I want to explain why I think Microsoft certifications are a slow-moving target. I want to cover this due to some recent discussions. Including a lot of people asking which exams SQL Server professionals should take now. Since the exams for the MCSE certifications are now retired. Now I am a big … Read more
In this post I want to cover how I used Azure as if it was a SQL Server time machine. Because I used Azure like one recently to resolve a Master Data Services issue. By the end of this post, you will see how I used an Azure virtual machine to help resolve a SQL … Read more
My T-SQL Tuesday contribution for this month is about how I keep on top of technology changes. Which is hosted this month by Andy Leonard. Andy has invited us all to talk about how we have responded, or plan to respond to, changes in technology. You can find out more about the invite by clicking … Read more
In this post I want to cover how to make the most out of certification pages for Azure exams. Because I think it will be useful. By the end of this post, you will know how to take advantage of additional information in the certification pages for Azure exams. To set realistic expectations here, this … Read more