How to use the Azure Emulator to create blob containers, queues and tables
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Bridging Snowflake and Azure Data Stack: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Azure Data Studio - A First Look
See a first look at Azure Data Studio from Kenneth Igiri and read about his impressions.
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Creating an Azure SQL Database Using Azure Cloud Shell
This article will show how to use the Azure Cloud Shell and PowerShell to set up a new Azure SQL Database.
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Data Transfer from Snowflake to Azure Blob using Synapse Analytics
Two of the top cloud services right now are Azure Synapse and Snowflake. Whatever your organization is implementing or if you need to transfer data to/from those services, it is important to know how to interconnect them and be able to transfer data between services.
2023-06-09
Azure Automation With Visual Studio Code
Microsoft combined the power of two powerful tools by announcing the public preview of Azure Automation Visual Studio Code Extension. This article will show you how to get started.
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Assert Transformations in Azure Data Factory
This article will show how you can use Azure Data Factory to check your data quality with an assertion.
2022-11-02 (first published: 2022-10-24)
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Database Deployment with Terraform - Modules
Deploy resources in Azure using reusable code with Terraform modules.
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Database Deployment with Terraform - The Basics
Learn the basics of using Terraform to declaratively specify how to configure resources in infrastructure.
2022-10-17 (first published: 2022-08-26)
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