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Vector Search Optimization via KMeans, Voronoi Cells and Inverted File Index (aka “Cell-Probing”)

April 18, 2024 Apr 18, 2024 04/18/24

Davide Mauri

In a previous article I already mentioned how vectors can be easily stored in Azure SQL already and how to calculate dot product and cosine distance using just T-SQL. In this article I will show how to improve the performance in vector search by using a technique that has many name but is really based on something very well know already: ...

Creating a Kubernetes Application for Azure SQL Database

October 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 10/4/23

Buck Woody

(image) Creating a Kubernetes Application for Azure SQL Database Buck Woody, Principal Applied Data Scientist, Microsoft Modern application development has several challenges. From selecting a "stack" of front-end through data storage and processing from several competing standards, through ensuring the highest levels of security and ...

Using Python and Azure Functions to send data from Azure SQL Database

February 26, 2023 Feb 26, 2023 02/26/23

Drew Skwiers-Koballa

When building applications on Azure SQL, one of the most flexible ways to send data from your database to other systems is to use Azure Functions. Azure Functions are serverless functions that can be triggered by a variety of events, including HTTP requests, timers, and Azure SQL Database changes. In this article, we will discuss how to send ...

Planning new scenarios and use cases for Azure SQL Database local development experience!

May 24, 2022 May 24, 2022 05/24/22

Silvano Coriani

At Microsoft Build 2022 we've announced the new Azure SQL Database local development experience to the world. The combination of Visual Studio Code and Azure Data Studio extensions in addition to the new Azure SQL Database emulator for local and offline database development are aimed to significantly improve developers' experience and boost ...

Create REST API in Python with Django, using the Django REST Framework and Azure SQL

March 2, 2022 Mar 2, 2022 03/2/22

Abhiman Tiwari

Django is a Python-based open-source web framework. It is a popular and well-liked web framework among developers all around the world. But wouldn't it be amazing to build a website with Django while also taking advantage of Azure SQL database's security, performance, high availability, and other great capabilities? In this article, we will...

LAUNCH: Build serverless, full stack applications in Azure

May 25, 2021 May 25, 2021 05/25/21

Anna Hoffman

Whether you’re new or seasoned to cloud, development, and SQL, building and architecting applications in the cloud has become a required skill for many roles. Today, we’re excited to announce a new learning path to help developers of all skill levels learn how to create applications quickly and effectively with Azure.

Seasons of Serverless Challenge 1: Azure Functions and Azure SQL Database serverless

November 30, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 11/30/20

Drew Skwiers-Koballa

Throughout the next seven weeks we'll be sharing a solution to the week's Seasons of Serverless challenge that integrates Azure SQL Database serverless with Azure serverless compute. Learn how to develop an Azure Function that leverages Azure SQL database serverless with Challenge 1 of the Seasons of Serverless challenge.

Resources to become a Well-Rounded Full-Stack Developer

October 8, 2020 Oct 8, 2020 10/8/20

Davide Mauri

(image) If you want to start coding and create your own solutions - be it an App, a Website or something else - or if you want to start a career as developer, you're in luck! There has never been so many and so good training material around, and - even better - available for free. Last addition to the amazing long list of ...

Practical Azure SQL Database for Modern Developers

September 2, 2020 Sep 2, 2020 09/2/20

Davide Mauri

Practical Azure SQL Database for Modern Developers: a book to learn how to take advantage of the all the breakthrough technologies available in Azure SQL like columnstore, in-memory lock-free tables, row-level-security, graph and geospatial support to create modern, scalable and secure applications.

Architecting REST API with Python, Flask and Azure SQL

July 22, 2020 Jul 22, 2020 07/22/20

Davide Mauri

Creating REST API with Azure SQL is never been easier thanks to its native JSON support. Let's see how we can use Python and Flask to create an elegant and modern solution to serve REST API to the world

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