Azure SQL Database—A performance optimization change to default settings is coming soon

The default maximum degree of parallelism (MAXDOP) option in Azure SQL Database is changing from 0 to 8, improving workload performance and optimizing resource utilization. Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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Azure Data Explorer 1-click now supports mapping transformations

Azure Data Explorer 1-click now supports mapping transformations as part of the schema definition with the intuitive UX. Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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SR-IOV availability schedule on NCv3 Virtual Machines SKU

View the full schedule, by region, for updates coming to NCv3 Virtual machines. Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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SR-IOV availability on InfiniBand-equipped Virtual Machines

We are upgrading the virtualization technology through which customer VMs can access our high-bandwidth, low-latency InfiniBand network on our RDMA-enabled VM Sizes. By enabling SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization), customers will be able to use any MPI (Message Passing Interface) implementation or InfiniBand verb set, greatly increasing ability[…]

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How to start with Azure Data Explorer—A new online course

A new online course that offers a comprehensive overview of data analytics with Azure Data Explorer is now available for free. Source: Microsoft Azure – aggiornamenti

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