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Why You Need to Learn SQL RIGHT NOW (SQL Tutorial for Beginners)

A common debate among data scientists is the need to learn SQL. Needless to say, this surprises me, as SQL is the lingua franca of data, having been around in one form or another since the 70s. Not learning it seems like a mistake. I’m glad to see NetworkChuck not only agrees, but he feels […]

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Power Apps

Microsoft Dataverse Intro in 20 Minutes

Curious about Microsoft Dataverse? In this video, April Dunnam provides a Microsoft Dataverse Intro Overview in less than 20 minutes. Some of the things we’ll learn about Dataverse include: Table of Contents: 00:00 – Intro 00:32 – What is Dataverse? 01:34 – What is Dataverse Designed to Do? 02:10 – Dataverse Behind the Scenes 05:02 […]

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AWS Blockchain

AWS Quantum Ledger Database Explained

Here’s a great explanation of the AWS Quantum Ledger Database service. Amazon QLDB is a fully managed ledger database that provides a transparent, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable transaction log ‎owned by a central trusted authority.

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Data SQL Server

How to Use Citus to Shard Postgres, for Performance & Scale | Data Exposed

If you’re looking to scale your Postgres database, the Citus open-source extension to Postgres makes sharding simple. And Citus is available on Azure as a managed service, too. Join Claire Giordano on the Citus team to learn about how Citus uses the Postgres extension APIs to shard Postgres—and the best way to get started with […]

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Data

Database Design Course for Beginners

This database design course by Caleb Curry will help you understand database concepts and give you a deeper grasp of database design. Contents / Time stamps: ⌨️ (0:00:00) Introduction ⌨️ (0:03:12) What is a Database? ⌨️ (0:11:04) What is a Relational Database? ⌨️ (0:23:42) RDBMS ⌨️ (0:37:32) Introduction to SQL ⌨️ (0:44:01) Naming Conventions ⌨️ […]

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CosmosDB

Technical Overview and Unique Features of Azure Cosmos DB

In this video, discover the unique capabilities and features of Azure Cosmos DB, a fully managed #NoSQL database system for scalable and real-time applications. Product Manager Andrew Liu leads a demo of the key features and then shares common use cases and app scenarios. This includes, real-time IoT telemetry, personalized recommendations, how customers use Azure […]

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