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SQL Set Operators

Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure SQL, Filtering, Data Analysis

SQL Set Operators

Introduction In this blog post, we're diving into the world of SQL set operators with the expert guidance of Austin Libal. [...]

Austin Libal

Austin Libal December 12, 2023

SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure VMs, DBA, DBA Managed Services, Backups and Recovery

Backup and Recovery Best Practices

Do you want to learn best practices for Backup and Recovery? Watch this recent webinar presented by Consultant and Sr. DBA, [...]

Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works March 9, 2020

Intro to Azure SQL Database

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance, PaaS

Intro to Azure SQL Database

How much do you know about the database options in Azure? Azure has many database options. Here, I’ll discuss Azure SQL [...]

Steve Hughes

Steve Hughes December 4, 2019

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Azure, Free Training, Consulting, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Cloud, Azure Database for MySQL, Azure Database for MariaDB, SQL Server on VMs

The Database World of Azure

Do you want to learn how databases in Azure are more than SQL Server? In a recent webinar, Steve Hughes, reviews Azure’s [...]

Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works October 1, 2019

Azure Storage Options (1)

Azure Data Factory, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, Azure Storage, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Data Lake Store Gen 2

Azure Storage Options

We all know life can get hectic. Here at Pragmatic Works, we're no different. But one of our goals is to learn something new [...]

Paul Turley July 11, 2019

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Azure, Free Training, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Blob Storage, Logic Apps, ELT Workloads

Event Driven ELT

Want to learn more about event driven ELT? Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) is a process where data is extracted for the [...]

Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works July 1, 2019

SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Data Factory V2, Linked Services

Azure Data Factory v2 Parameter Passing: Linked Services

Sometimes I get so involved in my repeatable processes and project management that I forget to look up. Such is the case of [...]

Delora Bradish June 5, 2019

What is Azure Data Studio_ (1)

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Data Studio

What is Azure Data Studio?

What do you know about the database tool from Microsoft called Azure Data Studio? Azure Data Studio is a free Microsoft [...]

Andie Letourneau

Andie Letourneau April 16, 2019

AzureSQLDBVersion_01

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Visual Studio

Database Properties in Visual Studio Database Projects

Do you work in Visual Studio for development of SQL Server databases? At Pragmatic Works, we’re big fans using SQL Server [...]

Bob Rubocki

Bob Rubocki February 14, 2019

ElasticPoolsVsElasticQueries_04

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Elastic Query, Elastic Pool

The Difference Between Elastic Pools and Elastic Queries

Do you get elastic pools and elastic queries confused within Azure SQL Database? Many people do, probably because of the [...]

Bob Rubocki

Bob Rubocki February 11, 2019

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R Language, Azure SQL Database, Predictive Models, SQL Server Machine Learning Services, Python

Building a Predictive Model with R in SQL Server Machine Learning Services

Are you looking to learn more about R and Python integration with SQL Server? In a recent webinar, Bob Rubocki, a Practice [...]

Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works January 30, 2019

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Azure, On-Demand Training, Azure SQL Database, Cloud, IT

Announcing Our New Course - Introduction to Azure SQL Database

We’re excited to announce the release of our new course, Introduction to Azure SQL Database. Companies are moving their data [...]

Pragmatic Works

Pragmatic Works January 17, 2019

Announcing Machine Learning Services with R in Azure SQL Database (1)

Azure, SQL Server, R, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Machine Learning Services

Announcing Machine Learning Services with R in Azure SQL Database

I’d like to tell you about an exciting announcement from Microsoft and that is the preview of Machine Learning Services with [...]

Bob Rubocki

Bob Rubocki December 6, 2018

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, DTU Pricing Model, vCore Pricing Model

DTU vs vCore in Azure SQL Database

If you’re just starting out with Azure SQL Database, you may have questions about the difference between the DTU and vCore [...]

Austin Libal

Austin Libal November 28, 2018

Static Data Masking (1)

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Data Masking

Static Data Masking

I’d like to tell you about a newly announced feature called Static Data Modeling. This feature is not exclusive to Azure as [...]

Bob Rubocki

Bob Rubocki November 23, 2018

Introducing Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Service Tier

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Warehouse, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Tier

Introducing Azure SQL Database Hyperscale Service Tier

If your current SQL Database service tier is not well suited to your needs, I’m excited to tell you about a newly created [...]

Chris Seferlis

Chris Seferlis October 16, 2018

Azure SQL Database Elastic Query

Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Week, Elastic Query

Azure SQL Database Elastic Query

Just a note that our Azure Every Day posts this week will be stepping away from our normal posts as our regular bloggers are [...]

Delora Bradish October 11, 2018

Backup Retention for Azure PaaS Database Services

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, MySQL, Azure PostgreSQL

Backup Retention for Azure PaaS Database Services

Recently, Pragmatic Works has been on engagements helping our customers to migrate their on-premises databases to the Azure [...]

Dan Taylor August 10, 2018

Migrating SQL Database On-Prem to Azure SQL Database

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Database Migration Assistant, SQL Database

Migrating SQL Database On-Prem to Azure SQL Database

Are you looking to modernize your data platform by migrating your on-prem database to Azure? Azure’s Database Migration [...]

Alan Faulkner

Alan Faulkner July 31, 2018

Data Migration Assistant - Azure SQL Database (1)

Azure, Azure Every Day, Azure SQL Database, Data Migration Assistant

Data Migration Assistant - Azure SQL Database

In today’s blog/video I’ll walk through using the Data Migration Assistant to assess for migrating an on premises SQL Server [...]

Alan Faulkner

Alan Faulkner July 25, 2018

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