Azure Data Factory vs SSIS ADF is a cloud-based service (via ADF editor in Azure portal) and since it is a PaaS tool does not require hardware or any installation. SSIS is a desktop tool (via SSDT) and requires a good-sized server that you must manage, and you have to install SQL Server with SSIS…
What is Azure Data Factory? In the world of big data, raw, unorganized data is often stored in relational, non-relational, and other storage systems. However, on its own, raw data doesn’t have the proper context or meaning to provide meaningful insights to analysts, data scientists, or business decision makers. Azure Data Factory is the platform…
#IaaS Azure Site Recovery mobility service automated deployment using JetPatch. Automate the Azure Site Recovery mobility service deployment using JetPatch for on-premises VMware virtual machines and physical servers. Automatic instance repairs for Azure virtual machine scale sets now in preview Azure virtual machine scale sets now provide the capability to automatically repair unhealthy instances based on application…
What is Azure DataBricks ? Azure Databricks is an Apache Spark-based analytics platform optimized for the Microsoft Azure cloud services platform . It is a fast, easy, and collaborative Apache Spark-based analytics service Here are some of the benefits for Data Engineers and Data Scientists for using Azure Databricks: 1. Optimized Environment Azure Databricks is…
#IaaS Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies feature is now available. Azure Virtual Network service endpoint policies enable you to prevent unauthorised access to Azure Storage accounts from your virtual network. Azure Load Balancer TCP resets on idle timeout is now available Azure Load Balancer now supports sending bidirectional TCP resets on idle timeout for…
What is Terraform? Terraform is a simple and powerful open-source infrastructure management tool developed by Hashicorp which uses a simple language called HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). Terraform lets us build, change and organize the infrastructure efficiently. It organizes infrastructure in configuration files that describes the topology of cloud resources such as Virtual machines, storage accounts…
#CloudSecurity Azure Firewall Manager Preview refresh Azure Firewall Manager Preview now supports Azure Firewall deployments in virtual networks (also known as hub virtual networks) in addition to its support for Azure Firewall deployments in virtual WAN hubs (also known as secured virtual hubs). Azure Firewall Spring 2020 updates Azure Firewall is a cloud native firewall-as-a-service…
#CloudSecurity Native Azure Active Directory authentication support and Azure VPN Client now available. Native Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) authentication support for OpenVPN protocol and Azure VPN Client for Windows are now generally available for Azure point-to-site (P2S) VPN. Azure Resource Manager template support for NSG flow logs. Azure Resource Manager is a native and powerful way to manage…
Have you ever been in a situation where migration became an issue for you? I was in a fix whether how one should migrate only the schema part, In such cases one can use the tool known as Data Migration Assistant. The Data Migration Assistant (DMA) helps you upgrade to a modern data platform by…
#IaaS Azure Backup now supports selective disk backup and restore using Azure Virtual machine backup solution. Azure Backup supports backing up all the disks (OS and data) in a VM together using the Virtual Machine backup solution. With exclude-disk functionality, you get an option to backup one or a few from the many data disks in a…
