Azure Cosmos DB partitioning design patterns – Part 1
In this article, you will learn how to use partition keys to efficiently distribute data, improve application performance, and enable faster look-up.
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IoT device authentication options
Picking the right security for the job is a challenging issue. Obviously, everyone wants their security for IoT solutions to be maximized.
What they know now: Insights from top IoT leaders
The Internet of Things (IoT) market is red hot.
Microsoft Azure enables a new wave of edge computing. Here’s how.
We are going through a technology transformation that is unlocking new scenarios that were simply not possible before.
New investments in Azure Stack extend Microsoft’s hybrid cloud leadership
It’s hard to believe, but it’s been a whole year since we officially launched Azure Stack! Our customers have been with us through the journey this past year providing great feedback, and we’ve been listening.
Azure Cosmos DB: Pushing the frontier of globally distributed databases
Since its conception in 2010, as a cloud-born database, we have carefully designed and engineered Azure Cosmos DB to exploit the three fundamental properties of the cloud.
Getting AI/ML and DevOps working better together
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies extend the capabilities of software applications that are now found throughout our daily life: digital assistants, facial recognition, photo captioning, banking services, and product recommendations.
How to extract building footprints from satellite images using deep learning
As part of the AI for Earth team, I work with our partners and other researchers inside Microsoft to develop new ways to use machine learning and other AI approaches to solve global environmental challenges.
GPUs vs CPUs for deployment of deep learning models
Choosing the right type of hardware for deep learning tasks is a widely discussed topic. An obvious conclusion is that the decision should be dependent on the task at hand and based on factors such as throughput requirements and cost.
Transparent data encryption or always encrypted?
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and Always Encrypted are two different encryption technologies offered by SQL Server and Azure SQL Database. Generally, encryption protects Always Encrypted protect data from unauthorized access in different scenarios.
Two seconds to take a bite out of mobile bank fraud with Artificial Intelligence
The future of mobile banking is clear. People love their mobile devices and banks are making big investments to enhance their apps with digital features and capabilities.
Sharing a self-hosted Integration Runtime infrastructure with multiple Data Factories
The Integration Runtime (IR) is the compute infrastructure used by Azure Data Factory to provide data integration capabilities across different network environments.