Announcing general availability of the Azure SQL bindings for Azure Functions

Integrate Azure Functions and Azure SQL easily with the Azure SQL bindings for Azure Functions, now generally available.  Input and output bindings speed up development time by reducing boilerplate code required to read and write from the database… Continue reading Announcing general availability of the Azure SQL bindings for Azure Functions

Introducing Data Generator for Azure Event Hubs – Public Preview

 
We are pleased to announce Data Generator – a new feature in Azure Event Hubs which would let you send/view events without writing a single line of code. No matter if you’re seasoned user for Event Hubs or using it for the first time, setting up… Continue reading Introducing Data Generator for Azure Event Hubs – Public Preview

Private Preview of Kafka Input and Output with Azure Stream Analytics

Imagine getting real-time insights into customer transactions with sub-second latency to respond to customer behavior immediately, detecting anomalies associated with your machines running at your business, or building real-time dashboards with Power B… Continue reading Private Preview of Kafka Input and Output with Azure Stream Analytics

Azure Event Hubs – Capture event streams using Managed Identity – GA

Using Event Hubs capture feature, you can load real-time streaming data to data lakes, warehouses, and other storage services, so that they can be processed or analyzed by analytics services.
We’re thrilled to announce the General Availabilit… Continue reading Azure Event Hubs – Capture event streams using Managed Identity – GA

JSON Schema support in Azure Event Hubs Schema Registry for Kafka Applications – Public Preview

We are excited to announce the public preview of JSON schema support in the Azure Event Hubs schema registry for Kafka applications.  The Event Hubs schema registry offers a central repository for schema documents utilized by messaging-centric and… Continue reading JSON Schema support in Azure Event Hubs Schema Registry for Kafka Applications – Public Preview

Azure Event Hubs Announces General Availability of Kafka Connect, Kafka Compaction, and MirrorMaker2

We are excited to announce the general availability of Apache Kafka Connect, Kafka Compaction and Mirror Maker2 compatibility of Azure Event Hubs.
 
Why use Event Hubs to run Kafka workloads?   
Azure Event Hubs takes real-time data stre… Continue reading Azure Event Hubs Announces General Availability of Kafka Connect, Kafka Compaction, and MirrorMaker2

How to Take Breaks That Help You Have the Most Productive Workday

By Marina Khidekel, Chief Content Officer at Thrive Global
 
The COVID-19 pandemic has urged us to rethink our relationship with time, work and productivity in ways we’d never expected. Among one of the biggest lessons: Many of us have l… Continue reading How to Take Breaks That Help You Have the Most Productive Workday