The days when a database administrator (DBA) could specialize solely in a single database technology are rapidly ending. Today, we’re much more likely than ever before to be asked to bring together ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

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In SQL Server Big Data Clusters in Azure I demonstrated setting up a sample SQL Server Big Data Cluster in Azure using the Azure Kubernetes Service. In that example, SQL Server uses PolyBase to query ...

Data is the new currency of the digital world, and Microsoft is uniquely positioned to help businesses and consumers get the most out of their data assets. With the leading database in the world, SQL ...

Use the PolyBase Group feature to create a cluster of SQL Server instances. This improves query performance for large data sets from external sources. A standalone SQL Server instance with PolyBase ...

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