Going down the DATA SCIENCE path can be hard when trying to get all the right data. Microsoft Fabric breaks down barriers and allows for easy reuse of data with OneLake. Nellie joins to talk about how data scientists can take advantage! What is Data Science in Microsoft Fabric? https://learn.microsoft.com/fabric/data-science/data-science-overview Develop, execute, and manage Microsoft [...]
Join us live as we answer your questions about Microsoft Fabric including Power BI with out guest Amir Netz who is a Microsoft Technical Fellow and CTO/Visionary of Microsoft Fabric. You don't want to miss this one! Connect with Amir: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirnetz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/amirnetz 📢 RULES FOR Q&A: 📢 👉 Put a "Q:" in front [...]
Taking advantage of Notebooks in Azure Synapse Analytics? How do you automate that great work you did? Patrick shows you some options to schedule the run of your notebooks.
Curious how to loop through files using pySpark? Patrick walks through how he did it for use within his Azure Synapse Analytics Pipelines and Notebooks.
Want to leverage the power of the cloud with your on-prem SQL Server? Azure SQL Managed Instance may be the answer for you! Dani joins us to talk about why MI Link can help bridge the two. Azure SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-sql/managed-instance/sql-managed-instance-paas-overview?view=azuresql Azure SQL Managed Instance Link Overview https://aka.ms/mi-link Managed Instance (MI) Feedback to Product [...]
Maybe you've heard of the concept of a junk dimension but what exactly is it and when should you use it? Patrick breaks down this dimensional modeling concept. Junk Dimensions https://www.kimballgroup.com/data-warehouse-business-intelligence-resources/kimball-techniques/dimensional-modeling-techniques/junk-dimension/ Design Tip #113 Creating, Using, and Maintaining Junk Dimensions https://www.kimballgroup.com/2009/06/design-tip-113-creating-using-and-maintaining-junk-dimensions/ Sample Script: https://github.com/guyinacube/demo-files/blob/master/video%20demos/Synapse/20230321%20-%20Junk%20Dimension.sql
Partitioning is nice in SQL, but how about using the WINDOW clause to make it more efficient? Patrick looks at how to use this function with Azure SQL and SQL Server 2022! SELECT - WINDOW - (Transact-SQL) https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/t-sql/queries/select-window-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16
Using a lake database with Azure Synapse Analytics and struggling to figure out permissions needed for your data readers? Patrick and Adam show you what's missing! Azure Synapse Access Control https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/synapse-workspace-access-control-overview How to set up access control for your Azure Synapse workspace https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/synapse-analytics/security/how-to-set-up-access-control Control storage account access for serverless SQL pool in Azure Synapse Analytics [...]
Continuing our T-SQL journey, Patrick explores the use of the OVER and RANK functions in combination with common table expressions (CTE) in Azure SQL Database and Azure Synapse Analytics. RANK (Transact-SQL) https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/t-sql/functions/rank-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16 SELECT - OVER Clause (Transact-SQL) https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/t-sql/queries/select-over-clause-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16 WITH common_table_expression (Transact-SQL) https://learn.microsoft.com/sql/t-sql/queries/with-common-table-expression-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16
Your detective journey starts with the Kusto Detective Agency for Azure Data Explorer. This is a really fun way to learn the Kusto Query Languate (KQL)! Patrick gets you started! And, it's FREE! Kusto Detective Agency: https://detective.kusto.io/
