SQLBits 2017

A Deep Dive Into Data Lakes

Learn the ins and outs of Azure Data Lake in this deep dive
The Azure Data Lake is one of the newest additions to the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform, bringing together cheap storage and massive parallel processing in two quick-to-setup and, relatively, easy-to-use technologies. In the session we will dive into the Azure Data lake.

First of all exploring: 
Azure Data Lake Store: How is data stored? What are the best practices?; 
Azure Data Lake Analytics: How does the query optimiser work? What are the best practices?

Second, a practical demonstration of: Tuning U-SQL: Partitioning and distribution: Job Execution in Visual Studio