Cindy Gross: Small Bites of Big Data, Small Data, All Data
Small Bites of Big Data, Small Data, All Data for Hadoop, SQL Server, Hive, Distributed Systems, Scale Out....
Moving Beyond Unconscious Bias - Good People Matter!
Presented at SQL Saturday Oregon on October 24, 2015 by Julie Koesmarno and Cindy Gross Good People...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/26/2015
Big Data for the SQL Eye
SQL Server is a great technology – I’ve been using it since 1993 when the user interface...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/20/2015
The Big Data Dragon flies on to Microsoft AzureCAT
“Always in motion is the future” - Yoda On June 1 I will be moving into a new role on AzureCAT. I...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/08/2015
Hadoop Likes Big Files
One of the frequently overlooked yet essential best practices for Hadoop is to prefer fewer, bigger...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/04/2015
Azure Data Factory: Hub Not Found
You can use the new Azure portal to create or edit Azure Data Factory components. Once you are done...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 04/01/2015
Create HDInsight Cluster in Azure Portal
Creating an HDInsight cluster from the Azure portal is very easy. However, sometimes you want all...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/26/2015
Master Choosing the Right Project for Hadoop
Hadoop is the hot buzzword of the Big Data world, and many IT people are being told "go create...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/25/2015
AzureCopy to the Rescue for an S3 to Azure Blob Copy!
This week I helped a client move files from AWS S3 to Azure Storage blobs. Sounds simple, right?...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/21/2015
PowerShell works for Amazon AWS S3 too!
Technorati Tags: azure blob store,azure storage,aws,s3,neal analytics,windows azure,powershell More...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/20/2015
Understanding WASB and Hadoop Storage in Azure
Yesterday we learned Why WASB Makes Hadoop on Azure So Very Cool. Now let's dive deeper into Windows...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/04/2015
Why WASB Makes Hadoop on Azure So Very Cool
Data. It’s all about the data. We want to make more data driven decisions. We want to keep more data...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/03/2015
Taking Flight a.k.a. The Data Dragon’s Life After Microsoft
Cross-posted (with slightly worse formatting) from...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 07/23/2014
Azure Maximums and Resource Usage from PowerShell
Technorati Tags: Azure,PowerShell Have you ever struggled to find out how many VM cores, HDInsight...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 07/09/2014
Get HDInsight Properties with PowerShell
Small Bites of Big Data from AzureCAT You’ve created your HDInsight Hadoop clusters and now you want...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/23/2014
Use Additional Storage Accounts with HDInsight Hive
When you create an HDInsight Hadoop cluster you pass in one or more storage accounts and their...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/05/2014
Getting Started with Azure PowerShell Cmdlets–Subscription Management
I've started using the Azure PowerShell cmdlets more often to manage virtual machines and HDInsight...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 04/19/2014
Sample PowerShell Script: HDInsight Custom Create
This is a working script I use to create various HDInsight clusters. For a really reproducible,...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 12/06/2013
Your First HDInsight Cluster–Step by Step
Small Bites of Big Data from AZURECAT Big Data Tech Training Series #1 Cindy Gross | Murshed Zaman...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 11/25/2013
PowerShell for Azure cmdlets: Subscription was all Wacky
I was working on some HDInsight scripts in PowerShell and doing lots of experimenting. I’m not sure...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 11/22/2013
HDInsight Big Data Talks from #SQLPASS
SQL PASS Summit 2013 was another great data geek week! I chatted with many of you about Big Data,...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/20/2013
Big Data Twitter Demo
Real-time. Social Sentiment Analysis. Twitter. Cloud. Insights. We have your Big Data buzzwords...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/17/2013
Access Azure Blob Stores from HDInsight
Small Bites of Big Data Edit Mar 6, 2014: This is no longer necessary for HDInsight - you specify...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 04/25/2013
Self-Service BI Works!
When I talk to people about adding self-service BI to their company's environment I generally get a...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 04/16/2013
HDInsight: Jiving about Hadoop and Hive with CAT
Tomorrow I will be talking about Hive as part of Pragmatic Work's Women in Technology (WIT) month of...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 03/20/2013
PASS BAC PREVIEW SERIES: SQL Professionals and the World of Self-service BI and Big Data
Are you excited about the upcoming PASS Business Analytics Conference? You should be! This...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/15/2013
HDInsight: Hive Internal and External Tables Intro
Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM HDInsight is Microsoft's distribution, in partnership...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/05/2013
Big Data – All Abuzz About Hive at #SQLPASS Summit 2012
Big Data – All Abuzz About HiveSmall Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM I hope to see...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 11/06/2012
Load SQL Server BCP Data to Hive
Load SQL Server BCP Data to Hive Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM As you start...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/28/2012
What’s all the Buzz about Hadoop and Hive?
What’s all the Buzz about Hadoop and Hive? Why it Matters for SQL Server Peeps Small Bites of...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/19/2012
How to Install the PowerShell Cmdlets for Apache™ Hadoop™-based Services for Windows
How to Install the PowerShell Cmdlets for Apache™ Hadoop™-based Services for Windows...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 08/23/2012
Hadoop Hive Error: Could not connect client socket, timed_out
Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM With the Hadoop on Azure CTP, when you create a...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 07/23/2012
Load Data from the Azure DataMarket to Hadoop on Azure - Small Bites of Big Data
Load Data from the Azure DataMarket to Hadoop on Azure Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 05/07/2012
24HOP/SQLRally - Fitting Microsoft Hadoop Into Your Enterprise BI Strategy
24HOP/SQLRally - Fitting Microsoft Hadoop Into Your Enterprise BI Strategy Small Bites of Big Data...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 03/21/2012
Using the Pi Estimator Sample on HadoopOnAzure CTP - Small Bites of Big Data
Using the Pi Estimator Sample on HadoopOnAzure CTP Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/26/2012
Creating a Cluster for HadoopOnAzure CTP - Small Bites of Big Data
Creating a Cluster for HadoopOnAzure CTP Small Bites of Big Data Cindy Gross, SQLCAT PM UPDATED Jun...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 02/25/2012
Leadership – Influencing Others
Leadership – Influencing Others A good leader is able to influence others, whether it’s...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 01/15/2012
SQL Server 2012 RC0 available
Release Candidate 0 (RC0) of SQL Server 2012 is available for download! That means you can start to...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 11/17/2011
Leadership – Strengths and Weaknesses
Leadership – Strengths and Weaknesses As part of my attempt to grow as a leader I took the...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/24/2011
SQL PASS: All the Magic Knobs – Tools
SQL PASS: All the Magic Knobs – Tools In my All the Magic Knobs talk at #SQLPASS 2011 I...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/23/2011
Leadership – Taking Feedback
Leadership – Taking Feedback As you may have seen from my other blogs, I’m taking...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/22/2011
Leadership – What Does It Mean?
Leadership – What Does It Mean? What is a leader? Are you a leader? Do you have to be a people...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/21/2011
SQLPASS: Are You Smarter Than an MCM? VLF Demos
Are You Smarter Than an MCM? I had a great time on Wednesday co-presenting with some great SQL...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/14/2011
SQL PASS: All the Magic Knobs
SQL PASS 2011 DBA-319-C #SQLPASS All the Magic Knobs - Low Effort, High Return Tuning Key points...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 10/11/2011
Data Gathering - SQL Server Setup Problems
Data Gathering – SQL Server Setup Problems Cindy Gross, Dedicated Support Engineer Gathering...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/30/2011
SQL PowerShell Demo - Intro
SQL PowerShell Demo - Intro Cindy Gross, Dedicated Support Engineer Audience: SQL Server DBAs and/or...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/23/2011
PowerShell for SQL Server - Basics
PowerShell for SQL Server - Basics Cindy Gross, Dedicated Support Engineer Audience: SQL DBAs and/or...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/23/2011
PowerShell for SQL - Getting Started
PowerShell for SQL - Getting Started Cindy Gross, Dedicated Support Engineer You may want to use...
Author: Cindy Gross Date: 09/23/2011