Power BI Refresh scenarios against data storage solutions explained
A recurring theme with customers and partners is Power BI data refresh. More specifically, there is some confusion on what refresh scenario requires a Pro version and what can be done with the Free version of Power BI.…
Azure Machine Learning pricing explained
Many customers asked me questions on Azure Machine Learning (Microsoft’s fully managed machine learning and data mining solution) and more specifically on it’s pricing. In this post I will try to explain how the pricing works and…
Reporting on your Azure subscription made easy using Power BI
Just released, an Azure Enterprise Subscription content pack for Power BI. Reporting on the usage of your Azure subscription does not get any easier! Check it out: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-content-pack-azure-enterprise/
First Look: Azure Data Catalog
The First Look series focusses on new products, recent announcements, previews or things I have not had the time to provide a first look at and serves as introduction to the subject. First look posts are fairly…
Link to a one-slide Powerpoint to show the latest services in Azure
Use below link to download a very usefull slide which shows you all IAAS and PAAS services within Azure: Overall services in Azure Have fun, Harry
Platform as a Service (PAAS) moving a rocket speed!
As an Enterprise Architect in an organization life has always been dynamic to say the least! It is your responsibility to keep up with the latest developments in ICT both in technique as in architecture. In the…
First Look: Azure Data Factory
This is the first post of my new first look series. This series focusses on new products, recent announcements, previews or things I have not had the time to provide a first look at and serves as…
Migrating your local virtual machine to Azure
If you have a local VM that you would like to migrate to Azure, here is how to do it: http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-machines-create-upload-vhd-windows-server/ Enjoy
Managing Azure Virtual Machines using PowerShell
I use Azure for my demo machines and needed a way to easily shut all VMs down and also to start my BI demo machines. What better way to do this other than with PowerShell! In order…
Working with Azure and HDInsight from SSIS
A while ago a whitepaper was published on how to work with Azure and HDInsight (Hadoop on Azure) from SSIS. In that whitepaper some code samples were given. That code is also available here (including some components):…
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