Keeping up with changes to the Cloud Data Platform is very difficult as changes happen all the time. Fortunately, Microsoft now has a Cloud Platform Roadmap to show what they are working on and what will be coming down the road. I’m really starting to like this open and transparent…
Two weeks from today, I will be delivering Prep sessions on the 70-473 (Cloud Data Solutions) exam and the 70-475 (Big Data Analytics) exam at the Chicago Tech Summit. There are so many other great Azure and Office 365 sessions to attend if you are in the area.
Well, that was not as difficult as I thought it would be. I was able to pass the 70-473 exam for the Cloud Data Platform Specialist certification. The first place to start if you are interested in passing this exam is Microsoft Virtual Academy. It has a great overview of the exam topics…
I was doing some research on Security and SQL Azure Databases and found this great article form Joseph D’Antoni (Denny Cherry & Associates Consulting) and Stacia Varga (Data Inspirations) that I highly recommend. The summary states, “This paper details the security and data management features found in Microsoft Azure SQL Database….
I completed the Know It, Prove It challenge and earned the Microsoft Virtual Academy Big Data badge. Whether you’re a Developer, Data Pro, or student, you can learn valuable skills quickly and correctly through video tutorials, assessments, and more. From now until December 14th you too can choose from one of…
What happens when you join the world’s leading professional cloud and the world’s leading professional network? We are about to find out. Today, it was announced that LinkedIn has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Microsoft. My first thought was, didn’t LinkedIn just buy Lynda.com less then a year ago?…
During this 30-minute webinar from January 13, 2016, Jeremy Cioara, Garth Schulte, and Ben Finkel compare and contrast Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure — three of the leading cloud platforms on the market. You’ll learn what features the three share, what features help them stand out,…
Microsoft is currently offering two new ways to support IT professionals and their companies in a smooth transition to the cloud: Microsoft IT Pro Cloud Essentials and Microsoft IT Pro Career Center. The IT Pro Cloud Essentials and the IT Pro Career Center are the two newest programs to help IT…
Do you want to learn what all the different pieces of Azure are available. Well, here is a Clickable version of the Azure Periodic table. This is an excellent resource to get you started in the Azure world.