Big Data Architecture today is a pipeline with four jobs: ingest, store, process and serve, with governance underneath. This post explains the lakehouse, the bronze, silver and gold layers, batch and streaming, and where SQL Server 2025 fits.
Evolution of Big Data: From Flat Files to the Lakehouse
Evolution of Big Data follows one pattern: data grew, the old tool strained, and someone built the next one. This post walks from flat files and the relational model through warehouses and the cloud to the lakehouse.
Geo-Replication for Azure SQL
Geo-replication for Azure SQL protects against regional failure through readable replicas or failover groups; learn lag, routing, and drills.
Querying External Files With PolyBase
PolyBase and SQL Server external tables expose CSV and Parquet files through schemas, while query plans show whether filters reduce remote work.
DACPAC vs BACPAC Quiz: Which File Carries Your Data?
This DACPAC vs BACPAC Quiz asks which file moves a database with its rows to Azure SQL Database. The answer is the BACPAC. A tested script shows what each file describes, and the SqlPackage commands show how to use them.
Azure SQL Database for the On-Premises DBA
Azure SQL database for the on-premises DBA changes patching and backups, while leaving query tuning, access, cost, and recovery checks with your team.
What Is SQL Azure? Azure SQL Database Explained
Understand SQL Azure and Azure SQL Database. Compare managed databases, Managed Instance and SQL Server on Azure VMs by their roles.