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Optimize Azure Storage Costs with Smart Tier — A Complete Guide to Microsoft’s Automated Tiering Feature

  Smart Tier for Azure Blob & Data Lake Storage — A Smarter, Cost-Efficient Way to Manage Your Data Microsoft has introduced  Smart Tier  (Public Preview), a powerful automated data-tiering feature for  Azure Blob Storage  and  Azure Data Lake Storage . This feature intelligently moves data between the  hot ,  cool , and  cold  access tiers based on real-world usage patterns—no manual policies, rules, or lifecycle setups required. 🔥 What is Smart Tier? Smart Tier automatically analyzes your blob access patterns and moves data to the most cost-efficient tier. It eliminates guesswork and minimizes the need for administrators to manually configure and adjust lifecycle management rules. ✨ Key Benefits Automatic tiering based on access patterns No lifecycle rules or policies required Instant promotion to hot tier when data is accessed Cost-efficient storage for unpredictable workloads No early deletion fees ...

Optimizing SQL queries

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  🚀 Optimizing SQL queries is crucial for improving database performance and ensuring efficient use of resources. 👉 Few SQL query optimization techniques are as below: ✅ Index Optimization ➡️ Ensure indexes are created on columns that are frequently used in 'WHERE' clauses, 'JOIN' conditions and as part of 'ORDER BY' clauses. ➡️Use composite indexes for columns that are frequently queried together. ➡️Regularly analyze and rebuild fragmented indexes. ✅ Query Refactoring ➡️ Break complex queries into simpler subqueries or use common table expressions (CTEs). ➡️ Avoid unnecessary columns in the 'SELECT' clause to reduce the data processed. ✅ Join Optimization ➡️ Use the appropriate type of join (INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, etc.) based on the requirements. ➡️ Ensure join columns are indexed to speed up the join operation. ➡️ Consider the join order, starting with the smallest table. ✅ Use of Proper Data Types ➡️ Choose the most efficient data type for your col...