Adding a new Apache Spark Pool There are 2 options to create an Apache Spark Pool.Go to your Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace in de Azure Portal and add a new Apache Spark Pool. Or go to the Management Tab in your Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace and add a new...
Azure Synapse Workspace Settings In my previous article, I walked you through "how to create your Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace". It's now time to explore the brand new Synapse Studio. Most configuration and settings can be done through the Synapse Studio. In your...
Creating your Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace In the article below I would like to take you through, how you can configure an Azure Synapse Workspace and not the already existing Azure Synapse Analytics SQL Pool(formerly Azure SQL DW): In de Azure Portal search for...
Customer key With this new functionality you can add extra security to your Azure Data Factory environment. Where the data was first encrypted with a randomly generated key from Microsoft, you can now use the customer-managed key feature. With this Bring Your Own Key...
CASE: For my test environment I want to load every day new increments into the WideWorldImporters Azure SQL Database with Azure Automation. The following Stored Procedure is available to achieve this. EXECUTE DataLoadSimulation.PopulateDataToCurrentDate...
A while ago I had to give a training. Normally I would roll out a number of virtual machines in Azure. Until someone brought my attention to an Azure Service, Azure DevTest Labs. With this Azure service you can easily create a basic image and use this image to roll...
Creating your Azure Data Factory(ADF) SSIS IR in SSMS Since version 18.0 we could see our Integration Catalog on Azure Instances directly. Yesterday I wrote an article how to Schedule your SSIS Packages in ADF, during writing that article I found out that you can...
Schedule your SSIS Packages with SSMS in Azure Data Factory(ADF) This week SQL Server Management Studio version 18.1 was released, which can be downloaded from here. In version 18.1 the Database diagrams are back and from now on we can also schedule SSIS Packages in...
How do I use my Reserved Capacity correctly? Update 11-11-2020: This also applies to Azure Synapse SQL Pools. In my previous article you were introduced, how to create a Reserved Capacity for an Azure SQL Datawarehouse (SQLDW). Now it's time to take a look at how this...
Purchase your Azure SQL Datawarehouse Reservation Since a few weeks you can buy Reserved Capacity for an Azure SQL Datawarehouse (SQLDW). This Reservation can save you up to 65% on the normal Pay as You go rates with a 3 year pre-commit. A pre-commit of 1 year...
Azure Feature Pack for Integration ServicesAzure Blob Storage A great addition for SSIS is using extra connectors like Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake Store which are added by the Azure Feature Pack. This Pack needs to be installed on your local machine. Are...
Last week I mentioned that we could save a Pipeline to GIT. But today I found out that you can also create a Pipeline from a predefined Solution Template.Template Gallery These template will make it easier to start with Azure Data Factory and it will reduce...