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...
Jun 23, 2020 | Cloud Technology, Microsoft Power BI
By: Mason Prewett Introduction My team and I here at Key2 Consulting are currently working with a client that is implementing a full Power BI service offering. For the project, we are handling both a cloud and an on-premise implementation of Power BI, as the...
Apr 29, 2020 | Business Intelligence, Cloud Technology, Snowflake
Snowflake, the cloud-based data warehousing company, has gained a ton of traction over the last several years. The firm recently announced its goal of an eventual IPO, and has raised a tremendous amount of funding up to this point. Snowflake is currently valued at...
Apr 1, 2020 | Cloud Technology, PowerShell, Technical Information
By: Phil Woubshet In part 1 of this series, we implemented a solution within the Azure Portal to copy multiple tables from an on-premise SQL Server database to Azure Synapse Analytics (formerly Azure SQL Data Warehouse). Today’s exercise will be to...
Aug 9, 2017 | .NET, Application Development, Cloud Technology
By: Phillip Sharpless .NET & Business Intelligence Consultant @ Key2 Consulting As an application developer, it’s been interesting to reflect on how development methodologies have adapted as technology rapidly evolves. The central focus of the app dev world...
Jun 22, 2017 | Azure, Big Data, Cloud Technology
By: Jason Bacani Business Intelligence Consultant @ Key2 Consulting Trying to master Microsoft Azure can be a daunting task. I’ve spent the majority of my IT career in the SQL Server world and the database offerings alone under Azure can still be...