Jun 26, 2020 | Apache Spark, Azure, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Cloud Technology, Microsoft Power BI
By: Phillip Sharpless Introduction to Azure Databricks Finding the right tools to manage your big data ecosystem can be a daunting task, as there seem to be a myriad of options, all advertising impressive-sounding features. One analytics platform that is...
Feb 24, 2020 | Azure, Business Intelligence
By: Mason Prewett Helping businesses transition from on-premise solutions to Microsoft Azure cloud solutions is a typical client engagement here at Key2 Consulting. While moving to the cloud has serious benefits, doing so often entails overcoming and dealing with...
Jan 2, 2020 | Analytics, Azure, Microsoft
By: Matt Wisor In early November, Microsoft announced the release of Azure Synapse Analytics at the Ignite Conference in Orlando. The new analytics service is intended to help businesses bring data warehousing and big data together for deeper, more...
Dec 3, 2019 | Azure, How To, SQL Server, Technical Information
By: Phil Woubshet This exercise will demonstrate how to copy multiple tables from an on-premise SQL Server database to Azure SQL Data Warehouse. We will use a metadata table that contains the schema/table names to drive the copy process from source to...
Oct 9, 2018 | Azure, Business Intelligence, Conferences, Consulting, Data Visualization, Key2 Stories, Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI
By: Andy Kim Introduction It was a beautiful fall morning as I drove towards the Microsoft office in Alpharetta, GA. I was on my way to attend the annual 2018 SQL Saturday Atlanta – BI Edition. When I arrived, there was a nicely furnished office with great...
Nov 21, 2017 | Azure, Microsoft Power BI
By: Andy Kim BI Consultant Introduction What is machine learning? Microsoft describes it by saying, “Machine learning enables computers to learn from data and experiences and to act without being explicitly programmed.” Machine learning can fall into...
