22-25 April 2026 
SQLBits 2015
Agnostic, Hybrid Big Data Integration using PDW and PolyBase
PolyBase is one of the most exciting, innovative features in PDW; enabling transparent data integration with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS) and Windows Azure Storage Blobs (WASB). See it in action.
PolyBase is one of the most exciting, innovative features in PDW; enabling transparent data integration with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS) and Windows Azure Storage Blobs (WASB). See it in action.
In this session you will see and learn:
* What is meant by Agnostic,Hybrid Integration
* How to access external data
* Hybrid Query Execution
* Split Query Execution
In this session you will see and learn:
* What is meant by Agnostic,Hybrid Integration
* How to access external data
* Hybrid Query Execution
* Split Query Execution
Speakers
James Rowland-Jones's previous sessions
Agnostic, Hybrid Big Data Integration using PDW and PolyBase
PolyBase is one of the most exciting, innovative features in PDW; enabling transparent data integration with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS) and Windows Azure Storage Blobs (WASB). See it in action.
Demonstrating PDW integration with Hadoop & Polybase
Polybase is one of the most exciting, innovative features in PDW; enabling transparent data integration with Hadoop's distributed file system (HDFS) and soon Windows Azure Storage Blobs (WASB). See it in action.
The Art of War-Fast Track Data Warehouse & Fragmentation
When loading a Fast Track Data Warehouse it is important to ensure that your data is optimally laid out for Sequential I/O. Fragmentation is therefore the enemy. Know your enemy. Learn what it is, how it occurs and prevent it from happening to you!