Azure

Installing Azure AZ Module on Windows

Since Azure (or AzureRM) module is marked as deprecated some years ago, AZ module is the official replacement to manage Azure resources with PowerShell. This module is running with at least PowerShell 7.0.6 LTS (Long Term Support) or(…)

Azure SQL Managed Instance link feature overview

In one of my last blog-posts I spoke about Striim which is a data replication platform that can be used for migrations but also for offloaded reporting or even real-time analytics.A new Azure feature, currently on preview, named Link(…)

Azure Networking in comparison with OnPrem Networking

By being freshly certified as an Azure Network Engineer Associate, I thought it could be a good timing to share what I’ve learned about networking in the Azure cloud. I’ve worked for many years with traditional network equipment and I(…)

Azure Resource Inventory: Managed instance integration

Intro Let me present you in this Blog post a useful tool to asset your Azure environment and in a second step show you how to add Azure SQL managed instance in the assessment report. ARI presentation(…)

Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 –  Day 4 – Focus on Azure SQL Managed Instance

Today the Data Platform Virtual Summit begin at 09:30 am with the keynote: Creating a Data Culture… My schedule for the day: D4B1 – SPHINX – Configure SQL Server for efficient troubleshooting – Intermediate – Christophe LaporteD4B2 – HYDRA –(…)

SQL Server 2022 – Azure Synapse Link

Why is this feature interesting? The Azure Synapse Link for SQL Server 2022 will enable you to replicate your operational data into Azure Synapse Analytics dedicated SQL pool. Azure Synapse is an enterprise analytics service that accelerates time to insight(…)

MySQL Server on Microsoft Azure 3rd part (backup and recovery)

Presentation of the Backup Recovery solution provided by Microsoft Azure for Azure Database for MySQL Server(…)

MySQL Server on Microsoft Azure 2nd part (Performance tests)

Azure Database for MySQL Introduction This second blog follows the first blog about deploying MySQL Server on Microsoft Azure. In the first blog, we saw how easy it is to deploy a MySQL server in minutes(…)

MySQL Server on Microsoft Azure 1st part (deployment)

Let’s try Azure Database for MySQL Introduction Did you know that you can run MySQL on Microsoft Azure for free for 30 days with a $200 credit? In this first blog I’ll show how to create a MySQL Server and(…)

Virtual Symposium SQL Server & Azure SQL – Session: Debugging without debugger

As a consultant at dbi services we can dedicate a significant part of our time to training and I took the opportunity today to attend an online conference. In this blog post, I will present this event and(…)