27Jun 2024 by Grant Fritchey No Comments

Data Technology Learning Resources

AWS, Azure, Database Fundamentals, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
Hey all! Quick one here. Tracy Boggiano, awesome person that she is, has put together an interesting collection of data over on GitHub. It's titled DBA Resources, but it goes beyond DBAs. It's much more about the different data platforms on display. And, it's in Github. Create a pull request and you can add to it. Get your own blog on there, whatever. Anyhoo, worth a look. I'm going to do some contributions. Oh, AND, it's multi-platform, cause, isn't everything these days.
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28Jan 2019 by Grant Fritchey 1 Comment

Input Into Azure Data Studio

Azure
I see more and more people starting to use Azure Data Studio. As it keeps growing and expanding, it's going to become more and more a go-to tool for everyone that has to work with the Microsoft Data Platform. Wouldn't it be good to be able to provide direct feedback to the development team? Why not do that? GitHub Microsoft does a heck of a lot work with GitHub. It just so happens that the Azure Data Studio team is using it as well. In fact, they have a public Issues resource within GitHub. You can go there yourself, search out the existing issues, submit a problem, or, better still, submit a suggestion. The people working on this are clearly busting their behinds to add functionality and improve functionality. You…
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02Jun 2016 by Grant Fritchey 2 Comments

Resources for Learning Azure Data Platform

Azure
You want to start working with Azure and the Azure Data Platform, but getting started is not easy. Just knowing where to go to find useful information isn't easy. I'm here to help. I've started a GitHub repository that is meant to provide a community-based resource that documents where and how you can learn about the Azure Data Platform. This somewhat duplicates my listing of Data Platform Instructors, but it actually frees that up so I can curate the list the way I want. I'll probably make it a ranking soon. Why not. Anyway, I want to make sure you're aware of this resource so that you can consume it or contribute to it. Please help me out if you have something to contribute. Otherwise, please help yourself to what…
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