Azure Blob Storage

How to Connect Azure Databricks to an Azure Storage Account

In continuation with our Azure Every Day mini-series on Azure Databricks, I will be covering some key topics within Databricks such as Azure Key Vault, storage accounts, PowerPoint and DevOps. If you’re just starting out with Databricks, you may want to check out our previous posts on Databricks 101 and Getting Started with Azure Databricks. Today’s post is focused on accessing Azure Storage accounts.

August 20, 2020 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Databricks, Azure Every Day

August 28, 2019 Azure Blob Storage, Azure Every Day, PowerApps

Want to learn more about event driven ELT? Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) is a process where data is extracted for the source, then loaded into a staging table in the database, transforming it where it sits in the database and then loading it into the target database or data warehouse. In a recent webinar, Principal Consultant Michael French, gives a practical demonstration of how to move data from Azure Blob Storage to an Azure SQL Database using Azure Data Factory and Logic Apps.

July 1, 2019 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Free Training, Logic Apps

Using Databricks in Azure Data Factory for ETL

Using Databricks in Azure Data Factory for ETL A common discussion we’ve had lately is about using Azure Databricks within Azure Data Factory for ETL.

February 4, 2019 Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Databricks, Azure Every Day, ETL, Machine Learning

Intro to Azure Data Lake Store Gen 2

Intro to Azure Data Lake Store Gen 2 (1) I’m excited to tell you more about the preview of the second generation of Azure Data Lake Store. One reason I’m excited about this preview is we often get asked about whether to use Data Lake Store or Blob storage for storing files – maybe in a data warehouse load scenario for instance where we use file storage as part of the pattern.

December 7, 2018 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Every Day

Building Your First Data Solution in Azure

Are you ready to get in the cloud and build your first cloud data solution? I’d like to tell you the 4 things you should know as you build your first data solution in Azure.

November 2, 2018 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure Every Day, Power BI

In today’s post I’d like to talk about what WORM storage is and how it can help with compliance and security. With the recently added WORM storage in Azure, Microsoft supports immutable storage with their blob storage accounts, allowing various regulated industries and legal situations to be properly supported in Azure.

October 5, 2018 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Every Day, Data Security

Azure Data Lake vs Azure Blob Storage in Data Warehousing

In today’s post I’ll look at some considerations for choosing to use Azure Blob Storage or Azure Data Lake Store when processing data to be loaded into a data warehouse. My basis here is a reference architecture that Microsoft published, see diagram below.

July 9, 2018 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake, Azure Every Day, Data Warehouse

There’s a lot of talk about storage options. When working with customers, I often introduce them to Azure through storage, since it’s a great way to leverage cloud assets in a positive, non-threatening way.

April 4, 2018 Azure, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Every Day, Disaster Recovery, High Availability

Azure Blob Storage

How to Connect Azure Databricks to an Azure Storage Account

Using Azure Blob Storage in PowerApps

Event Driven ELT

Using Databricks in Azure Data Factory for ETL

Intro to Azure Data Lake Store Gen 2

Building Your First Data Solution in Azure

WORM Storage in Azure

Azure Data Lake vs Azure Blob Storage in Data Warehousing

Azure Storage – Hot, Cool and Archive

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