Choosing Azure Data Storage Solutions with Nicole Stevens
How do you choose an Azure data storage solution? Richard talks to Nicole Stevens about her experiences helping companies move data into the cloud - typically in SQL Server. The obvious answer is Azure SQL, but that doesn't always make it the best solution! Nicole talks about a customer moving to Cosmos DB for the unstructured data capabilities and a lot of speed. But does the price make sense? All these factors are in play in choosing a data storage solution, and there is never one right choice - often, a mix of services makes the most sense!
Episode 903 of the RunAs Radio podcast, hosted by Nicole Stevens, Richard Campbell, titled "Choosing Azure Data Storage Solutions with Nicole Stevens" was published on October 25, 2023 and runs 35 minutes.
October 25, 2023 ·35m · RunAs Radio
Summary
How do you choose an Azure data storage solution? Richard talks to Nicole Stevens about her experiences helping companies move data into the cloud - typically in SQL Server. The obvious answer is Azure SQL, but that doesn't always make it the best solution! Nicole talks about a customer moving to Cosmos DB for the unstructured data capabilities and a lot of speed. But does the price make sense? All these factors are in play in choosing a data storage solution, and there is never one right choice - often, a mix of services makes the most sense!
Episode Description
How do you choose an Azure data storage solution? Richard talks to Nicole Stevens about her experiences helping companies move data into the cloud - typically in SQL Server. The obvious answer is Azure SQL, but that doesn't always make it the best solution! Nicole talks about a customer moving to Cosmos DB for the unstructured data capabilities and a lot of speed. But does the price make sense? All these factors are in play in choosing a data storage solution, and there is never one right choice - often, a mix of services makes the most sense!
Links:
- Azure SQL
- Azure Cosmos DB
- APIs in Cosmos DB
- Azure Table Storage
- Azure Queue Storage
- Azure Messaging Services
- dapr - Distributed Application Runtime
- Microsoft Certifications
- Data Architecture Guide
- Data Landing Zones
Azure Security Baselines
Recorded September 6, 2023
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