Data Archives - Ballard Chalmers

Azure Cosmos DB – New Features Now Generally Available

8th June 2020
BC Comms Team
Azure, Data, Feature Announcements, News

As with all areas of Azure we are seeing updates and new features constantly. With Azure Cosmos DB, these are features to make possible swift application development across teams and enhanced enterprise-level security accessible to apps of any magnitude or scope.

Azure SQL Database – Security Features

Contents Azure SQL Database - Security Features Introduction Transparent Data Encryption Deny All by Default Azure Active Directory (AD) Authentication Advanced Data Security (ADS) Introduction Security is the foundation for building successful solutions in Microsoft Azure. Not only has Microsoft…

Move Your Data to the Cloud with Azure – Infographic

10th December 2019
BC Comms Team
Azure, Blog, Cloud Migration, Data, Infographic

The decision of which cloud provider to choose is an important one. The facts and figures for Azure speak for themselves, so we present to you this infographic!

Do Epic Stuff with your Data with Azure

27th November 2019
BC Comms Team
Azure, Blog, Data, Infographic

Behind the scenes, Azure’s web, mobile, data analytics, and business intelligence solutions allow your company to stay ahead of the competition and make informed decisions in real-time.

Azure Synapse Analytics, the Next Evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse

13th November 2019
BC Comms Team
Azure, Data, Feature Announcements, Infographic, News, SQL Server

Microsoft has taken its data-warehouse solution to the next level in both performance and capabilities. And has now launched Azure SQL Data Warehouse as Azure Synapse Analytics. With Azure Synapse, you can build, manage, collaborate and analyse your data all within the same service.

Azure Data Factory (ADF) – Building Pipelines

7th November 2019
Arun Sirpal
Azure, Blog, Data, How-To

This article by Microsoft MVP Arun Sirpal discusses Azure Data Factory. With this tool, you have access to a fully managed serverless cloud data integration tool that scales on-demand. This is done by building pipelines – these data-driven workflows usually perform the following steps shown below.

Free Azure SQL Administration eBook for DBAs

10th September 2019
BC Comms Team
Azure, Data, News, SQL Server

We wanted to share with the Database Administrators (DBAs) of our clients, this great free Azure SQL Administration eBook being offered by Microsoft. Many DBAs are unsure what skills need to be added to their existing skill set or how best to get up to speed. This course/eBook is a great answer.

Advanced Capabilities in Public Preview for Azure Archive Storage

21st August 2019
BC Technical Team
Azure, Data, Feature Announcements, News

With many clients making use of our Azure development, migration, hosting or managed services, we wanted to let you know about this next advancement in Azure Archive Storage. Just released to public preview are three improvements to Archive Storage:

Ballard Chalmers Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner in Data Analytics

20th August 2019
BC Comms Team
Ballard Chalmers, Business Intelligence, Data, News, SQL Server

We are pleased to tell you that Microsoft has awarded Ballard Chalmers Gold Partnership in Data Analytics. We add this to our Gold competencies in the Data Platform and Application Integration.

The Query Store – SQL Server

23rd July 2019
Arun Sirpal
Blog, Data, How-To, SQL Server

The Query Store was introduced back in SQL Server 2016 and with the incoming release of SQL Server 2019, it remains a very important feature to know and understand to utilise in performance tuning exercises. Not only is this feature available with on-premises SQL Server but it is a key tool to use when troubleshooting performance issues in Azure SQL Database.