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SQLDay 2025 – Wrocław – Sessions

After a packed workshop day, the SQLDay conference officially kicked off on Tuesday with a series of sessions covering cloud, DevOps, Microsoft Fabric, AI, and more. Here is a short overview of the sessions I attended on the first(…)

SQLDay 2025 – Wrocław – Workshops

I had the chance to attend SQLDay 2025 in Wrocław, one of the largest Microsoft Data Platform conferences in Central Europe. The event gathers a wide range of professionals, from database administrators to data engineers and Power BI developers.

Setting up Microsoft Defender & Arc on Linux

Before we explore Microsoft Defender & Arc, I must clarify: Setting up Microsoft Defender and Arc on a Linux server, especially one without internet access and with robust security monitoring and hardening, may seem counterintuitive. However, because(…)

YaK Core – The Holy Grail for Deploying Ansible Code Everywhere

YaK core Multi-Platform open source Automation Tool simplifies the deployment of Ansible playbooks through a clean UI and API. It offers an intuitive interface where users can upload playbooks, configure parameters, and deploy them seamlessly across various platforms,(…)

An introduction to Azure Database watcher

Azure Database watcher is a managed monitoring service designed to provide insights and diagnostics for Azure databases and Azure Managed Instance. It helps database administrators and developers track performance, detect anomalies and troubleshoot issues efficiently. By collecting telemetry data,(…)

Automate your Deployments in Azure with Terraform!

Terraform is a strong open-source declarative and platform agnostic infrastructure as code (IaC) tool developed by HashiCorp. It facilitates the deployment and whole management of infrastructure. In this hands on blog I will show you how you can use(…)

Mastering Custom Integration Runtimes in Azure Data Factory: An Introduction to Our Upcoming Series

Introduction Dear Readers, This post serves as an introduction to a six-part series focused on the Integration Runtime (IR) within Azure Data Factory (ADF). Over the course of these six articles, you’ll gain essential knowledge and practical skills(…)

Azure Lighthouse setup

Azure Lighthouse is a service that enables you to do multitenant management with scalability, high automation and enhanced governance. Azure Lighthouse makes it possible to manage tenants in a provider/customer relationship without having to log in every time you(…)

Cześć polska! SQLDay2024 in Wrocław

Welcome to the SQLDay!! With these words, the start of the event was announced punctually at 10 am. Now the question, what can we expect? A total of 59 speakers in 49 sessions will share their(…)

Renew expired certificate for your SAML SSO application in Azure

Using Single Sign-on to manage accesses to cloud applications is really convenient. However SAML is using a certificate between the Identity Provider (IdP) and the Service Provider (SP) application and this certificate may expire. Once this certificate is expired,(…)