SQL Server 2019 Feature Notebooks

SQL Server 2019 Feature Notebooks

Here's a great collection of Jupyter notebooks that explore all the new features of SQL Server 2019. Here are some of the ones that caught... Details
Memory Optimized TempDB Metadata

Memory Optimized TempDB Metadata

Memory-Optimized TempDB Metadata is one of the new In-Memory Database features in SQL Server 2019. In this video, learn how to detect the TempDB metadata... Details
Andy Arrives at PASS 2019

Andy Arrives at PASS 2019

In this Data Point, we follow Andy as he walks his way through PASS 2019 registration and into the rarefied air of the speakers' area.... Details
Data Prep and Wrangling Data in Azure Data Factory

Data Prep and Wrangling Data in Azure Data Factory

Gaurav Malhotra joins Scott Hanselman to show how wrangling data flows in Azure Data Factory. This provides  a code-free, serverless environment that simplifies data preparation... Details
Andy Leonard is on the Way to Seattle for PASS 2019

Andy Leonard is on the Way to Seattle for PASS 2019

In this Data Point, Andy talks to us outside of a Waffle House in Raleigh about announcements from Ignite and his upcoming trip to the... Details
Introducing Data Virtualization

Introducing Data Virtualization

One of the most eagerly anticipated features in SQL Server 2019 is data virtualization. This video gives you a practical overview of the technology so... Details
Unify Your Data Lakes with HDFS Tiering

Unify Your Data Lakes with HDFS Tiering

HDFS Tiering is Microsoft's latest contribution to the Apache HDFS open source project. In this video, learn how to use the HDFS tiering feature in... Details
Exporting CDS data to Azure Data Lake (Preview)

Exporting CDS data to Azure Data Lake

Here's an interesting new feature to Azure: exporting to data lake. This simplifies the technical and administrative complexity of operationalizing entities for analytics and managing... Details
Why do we need Delta Lake for Spark?

Why do we need Delta Lake for Spark?

Learning Journal has a video on why do we need something like Delta Lake. What kind of problem does it solve? Details
Introducing SQL Server 2019

Introducing SQL Server 2019

SQL Server 2019 is the latest version of the versatile and venerable SQL Server. This latest version continues to redefine SQL Server from a traditional... Details