It’s been almost a two year absence since my last post on SQLoftheNorth. Nothing sinister has happened at all, however I’ve been in a different
Data Virtualization With SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters
**NOTE** Whilst this post refers to SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters, which requires signing up to the private preview, for those who don’t need
Extract, Transform & Load Options In Azure
Extract, Transform & Load (ETL), or ELT, ETLT or whatever term we use nowadays, has been around for many decades. In terms of “what it
Migrating Your SQL Server Estate To Azure
Many customers want to move their SQL Server databases into the Azure cloud. Whilst not discussed here, moving to a PaaS (Platform As A Service)
Loading Multiple Tables With Azure Data Factory
There arn’t many articles out there that discuss Azure Data Factory design patterns. One big concern I’ve encountered with customers is that there appears to
Building The Data Warehouse-less Data Warehouse (Part 2 of 2)
Part 1 of this series can be found here. In my previous post I discussed and explored the feasibility of building a simplified reporting platform
