Create an Azure Synapse Analytics Apache Spark Pool
Create an Azure Synapse Analytics Apache Spark Pool 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...
Exploring Azure Synapse Analytics Studio
Exploring Azure Synapse Analytics Studio 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...
How to create a Azure Synapse Analytics Workspace
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...
Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics Insights for all Azure Synapse provides a breathtaking view of your data across data warehouses and big data analytics systems. Bringing these two worlds together into a single service is challenging as it requires unifying similar...
Azure Data Factory: New functionalities and features
New functionalities and features Last week, a number of great new functionalities and features were added within Azure Data Factory. I would like to take you in some details in the blog below: Customer key With this new functionality you can add extra security to your...
Azure Data Factory: How to assign a Customer Managed Key
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...
Working from Home: How do I get my energy and focus back on track?
Working from Home: How do I get my energy and focus back on track? Working from home It has now been exactly 7 weeks since I started working from home. In the beginning this went with full energy, but now gradually the energy and the focus on the work is starting to...
Using Azure Automation to generate data in your WideWorldImporters database
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...
Control my Nest Thermostat on my Domoticz Server running on a Synology DiskStation
Control your Nest Thermostat in Domoticz Normally I always write Azure related, but today I'm writing about something different, on how I can control my Nest Thermostat on my Domoticz Server (Home automation). A while ago I have upgraded my Nest Thermostat to login...
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