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Data Lake Roadmap Posts
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Data Lake Storage Roadmap
Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) provides general data lake storage features to capture and analyze... more
Data Lake Analytics
Data Lake Analytics retired in Feb. 2024. It was the analytic component of Azure Data... more
Data Lake
Roadmap for Azure Data Lake, a Microsoft cloud service for analyzing Big Data.
Data Lake Analyst Reports
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Azure Data Share Copies Datasets to Other Azure Customers
Updated: August 19, 2024
Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more
Azure Data Share Generally Available
Updated: August 19, 2024
Azure Data Share helps organizations share data stored in Azure with other Azure customers and...more
Database Offerings 2024: Overview and Roadmap
Updated: August 12, 2024
Microsoft offers many database products and services, and customers need to narrow the broad field...more
Database Offerings 2024: Understanding Data Lake Options
Updated: July 24, 2024
Microsoft’s data lake offerings provide scalable hosting options that address large-scale, global demands for storage...more
OneLake Is Key to Fabric—Organizations Should Not Ignore It
Updated: July 17, 2024
OneLake, the data management component in Microsoft Fabric, is key to Microsoft’s new analytic and...more
Microsoft Fabric: A Straight Answer and Roadmap
Updated: July 13, 2023
Microsoft Fabric is a data analytics cloud service based on existing services. It improves collaboration...more
Data Lake Analytics Announces Obvious Retirement
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Data Lake Analytics is retiring on Feb. 29, 2024, when Azure Data Lake Storage...more
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 1 Retirement, Migration Required
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 1 will retire in Feb. 2024, requiring a manual migration...more
Append Blobs Supported in Azure Data Lake Storage
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Data Lake Storage adds support for Append blobs, a storage option designed for applications...more
Understanding Azure Blob Storage
Updated: May 31, 2023
Azure Blob storage provides object-based storage for large amounts of unstructured data, with options to...more
Azure Data Lake Offers Enhanced Storage Option
Updated: February 17, 2021
A Data Lake Storage “Gen 2” option uses Azure Storage Blobs for better scale, performance,...more
Azure Data Lake Archive Tier Released
Updated: February 17, 2021
Data Lake Storage Gen 2 introduces an Archive tier for rarely accessed data that could...more
Microsoft’s Database Management Landscape 2020
Updated: February 17, 2021
Microsoft offers on-premises and hosted database offerings that support a variety of data types. They...more
Azure Data Lake Generally Available for Big Data
Updated: July 16, 2020
Azure Data Lake is a Microsoft-hosted service that provides storage and computing components to help...more
Azure Data Lake Store and Analytics Released
Updated: July 15, 2020
Azure Data Lake provides scalable data storage and analytics features, along with SQL-like programming tools...more
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