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Episode 516 - Digital Intelligence Architecture

Episode 516 - Digital Intelligence Architecture

In this episode, Sujit D'Mello and Cynthia Kreng are joined by special guest Mike Becker, an Azure Architect at Microsoft, to discuss how various Azure services can be combined to create a complex solution. Sujit covers the latest enhancements in AKS, including Azure CNI, load balancer support, network isolated clusters, cost recommendations, and GPU driver options. Mike shares insights into a comprehensive Azure cloud solution for collecting and analyzing economic data and media feedback about companies, highlighting the use of Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Power BI, and OpenAI for sentiment analysis. The discussion delves into the architectural decisions, technical challenges, and practical applications of these technologies in delivering robust and secure solutions.   Media file: https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode516.mp3 YouTube: https://youtu.be/wG12eJymh54 Resources: ADF how it works https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/introduction#how-does-it-work Azure Data Factory- Best Practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1283307/azure-data-factory-best-practices Azure Data Bricks Medallion architecture https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse/medallion Azure Data Bricks Best Practices https://dzone.com/articles/azure-databricks-best-practices-for-a-developer Sentiment Analysis with Azure AI services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/machine-learning/tutorial-cognitive-services-sentiment Power BI recommendations https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-Development-and-Best-Practices/m-p/4632985/highlight/true#M1386307 Improve Power BI model's performance https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/ GitLab best practices - if you cannot use Azure DevOps https://about.gitlab.com/topics/version-control/what-are-gitlab-flow-best-practices/

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April 4, 2025

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<p>In this episode, Sujit D'Mello and Cynthia Kreng are joined by special guest Mike Becker, an Azure Architect at Microsoft, to discuss how various Azure services can be combined to create a complex solution. Sujit covers the latest enhancements in AKS, including Azure CNI, load balancer support, network isolated clusters, cost recommendations, and GPU driver options. Mike shares insights into a comprehensive Azure cloud solution for collecting and analyzing economic data and media feedback about companies, highlighting the use of Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Power BI, and OpenAI for sentiment analysis. The discussion delves into the architectural decisions, technical challenges, and practical applications of these technologies in delivering robust and secure solutions.</p> <p><img src="http://azpodcast.azurewebsites.net/image.axd?picture=%2f2025%2f04%2fmikebecker.jpg" alt="" />&nbsp;</p> <p>Media file:&nbsp;<a href="https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode516.mp3">https://azpodcast.blob.core.windows.net/episodes/Episode516.mp3</a></p> <p>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/wG12eJymh54">https://youtu.be/wG12eJymh54</a></p> <p>Resources:</p> <p><span data-teams="true">ADF how it works<br /><a id="menurvb4" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/introduction#how-does-it-work" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/introduction#how-does-it-work" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/introduction#how-does-it-work</a><br /> Azure Data Factory- Best Practices<br /><a id="menurvb7" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1283307/azure-data-factory-best-practices" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1283307/azure-data-factory-best-practices" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1283307/azure-data-factory-best-practices</a><br /> Azure Data Bricks Medallion architecture<br /><a id="menurvba" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse/medallion" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse/medallion" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/databricks/lakehouse/medallion</a><br /> Azure Data Bricks Best Practices<br /><a id="menurvbd" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://dzone.com/articles/azure-databricks-best-practices-for-a-developer" href="https://dzone.com/articles/azure-databricks-best-practices-for-a-developer" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://dzone.com/articles/azure-databricks-best-practices-for-a-developer</a><br /> Sentiment Analysis with Azure AI services<br /><a id="menurvbg" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/machine-learning/tutorial-cognitive-services-sentiment" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/machine-learning/tutorial-cognitive-services-sentiment" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/synapse-analytics/machine-learning/tutorial-cognitive-services-sentiment</a><br /> Power BI recommendations<br /><a id="menurvbj" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/desktop/power-bi-development-and-best-practices/m-p/4632985/highlight/true#m1386307" href="https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-Development-and-Best-Practices/m-p/4632985/highlight/true#M1386307" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Desktop/Power-BI-Development-and-Best-Practices/m-p/4632985/highlight/true#M1386307</a><br /> Improve Power BI model's performance<br /><a id="menurvbm" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/" href="https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/best-practice-rules-to-improve-your-models-performance/</a><br /> GitLab best practices - if you cannot use Azure DevOps<br /><a id="menurvbp" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" title="https://about.gitlab.com/topics/version-control/what-are-gitlab-flow-best-practices/" href="https://about.gitlab.com/topics/version-control/what-are-gitlab-flow-best-practices/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://about.gitlab.com/topics/version-control/what-are-gitlab-flow-best-practices/</a></span></p>

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