Tags: Azure SQL

Free PDF download MCA Microsoft Certified Associate Azure Data Engineer Study Guide: Exam DP-203

Benjamin Perkins, Azure Data Engineer, C#

If you want to get a free copy of the Index, Table of Contents and of Chapter 1, have a look here.  Click on the READ AN EXCERPT dropdown and then select the one you would like to review.  Figure 1 illustrates how that looks like. Figure 1, how to get a free PDF copy […]

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MCA Microsoft Certified Associate Azure Data Engineer Study Guide: Exam DP-203

Benjamin Perkins, Azure Data Engineer, C#

I am proud to announce the publication of my newest book titled, “Microsoft Certified Associate Data Engineer Study Guide” for the DP-203 exam. The example data used in this book consists of my brainwaves. You can download the data and the source code for all the examples in the book on GitHub here . ADLS, […]

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Use external Hive Metastore for Synapse Spark Pool

Azure Synapse Analytics Benjamin Perkins

I wrote this article which is what helped me progress forward with this. External Apache Hive metastore, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL I am following these instructions.  Here is the kicker, which is likely something most people may already know, but in order to make this configuration the Hive Metastore must already exist on the Azure […]

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External Apache Hive metastore, Azure Databricks, Azure SQL

Azure Databricks Benjamin Perkins

I was following this documentation and had some experiences I wanted to document.  I wanted to accomplish this. Figure 1, External Apache Hive metastore using Azure Databricks and Azure SQL Figure 2, External Apache Hive metastore using Azure Databricks and Azure SQL The cluster version I used was the most current one. Figure 3, Azure […]

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Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design Complete Study Guide: Exams AZ-303 and AZ-304

Microsoft Azure Architect Technologies and Design Complete Study Guide Exams AZ-303 and AZ-304 Benjamin Perkins

I would like to proudly announce the release and availability of my new Azure Solution Architect Complete Study Guide. The book contains over 700 pages of material relating to the skills and knowledge required to become a great Azure Solution Architect. The book is designed around the requirements for passing both the AZ-303 and AZ-304 […]

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