I am pleased to announce I’m writing a series of articles for IT Pro Today. Below is a excerpt from the first in the series. In this article I’m comparing Azure Cosmos DB against SQL server and how that affects or will affect DBAs and our profession as a whole. You can read the entire article […]
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Restoring a SQL Backup from Azure Blob Storage
I struggled through this exercise and thought I would pass along what I have learned along the way. Basically, I have a Windows Server in Azure with SQL Server installed on it. I want to take a native SQL backup and restore it to the SQL Server in Azure. Sounds like it shouldn’t be that […]
Power BI, Twitter and the Old Settlers Music Festival
Learning by Combining Multiple Interests: Power BI, Social Media, Music and my Daughter A few weeks ago I discovered the Power BI Solution Template for Twitter Campaign/Brand Management. I’ve played with the template a bunch since then, made some discoveries, dug a little deeper and put it to use on a few occasions. I’ve used […]