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• Rethinking Large Language Model Architectures: Toward Self-Learning, Language-Grounded, and Data-Efficient AIJun 23, 2025. A deep dive into evolving LLM architectures, focusing on making AI more self-learning, language-grounded, and data-efficient for smarter, more adaptable models with reduced training overhead.
• What Is Bitcoin and How Does It Work? A Beginner-Friendly GuideJun 22, 2025. Learn what Bitcoin is, how it works, and why it's revolutionizing the way we think about money. A beginner-friendly guide to Bitcoin, blockchain, and decentralized digital currency.
• Basic SQL Queries for Database TestingJun 23, 2025. Learn essential SQL queries used in database testing. This guide covers SELECT, JOIN, WHERE, and more—ideal for QA testers and beginners ensuring data accuracy and integrity in applications.
• Can I build AI or machine learning apps in C# like I can in Python?Jun 21, 2025. Can you build AI or machine learning apps using C# like you can in Python? Absolutely! While Python leads in AI development due to its rich ecosystem, C# offers powerful tools like ML.NET, ONNX Runtime, and Azure Cognitive Services for building and deploying AI solutions in .NET applications. This guide explains how to use C# for AI, where it shines, and when Python might still be the better choice.
• Quickstart: Convert Text to Speech Using Azure AI Speech ServiceJun 22, 2025. Quickstart: Convert Text to Speech Using Azure AI Speech Service or Build a Text-to-Speech App with Azure AI Services in C#
• How Medallion Architecture Transforms Your Data StrategyJun 21, 2025. Discover how Medallion Architecture revolutionizes your data strategy by organizing data into Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers—enhancing quality, governance, and analytics at every stage.
• How to Collaboratively Work with SQL Server 2025, Visual Studio Code, and GitHub Copilot (Step-by-Step Guide)Jun 21, 2025. This article walks you through how to collaboratively work using SQL Server 2025, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), and GitHub Copilot. With clear steps and screenshots, this guide helps beginners and professionals enhance productivity and collaboration in database development.
• What is Azure AI Service and Azure OpenAI Service?Jun 20, 2025. This article explains the key differences between Azure AI Services and Azure OpenAI Service, guiding developers on when to use each and how combining both unlocks powerful, modern AI-driven applications.
• Database Testing: A Complete GuideJun 19, 2025. Database Testing ensures data accuracy, integrity, and performance by validating schemas, procedures, and operations. This guide covers types, tools, scenarios, and best practices for robust, high-quality data-driven applications.
• What is DBT (Data Build Tool)?Jun 19, 2025. Learn how DBT (Data Build Tool) transforms raw data using SQL, enabling version control, testing, and documentation to bring software engineering best practices into modern, scalable, and reliable data workflows.
• Health Checks in .NET 8 Web API: A Comprehensive GuideJun 18, 2025. Ensure your ASP.NET Web API’s reliability with .NET 8 health checks—monitor SQL Server, external APIs, and network connectivity using JSON-formatted diagnostics for proactive monitoring, easier debugging, and improved application resilience.
• Getting Started with Azure OpenAI for Power PlatformJun 17, 2025. Learn how to integrate Azure OpenAI GPT models with Microsoft Power Platform. This guide helps developers build smart, AI-powered apps using Power Automate, Power Apps, and low-code tools.
• How to Secure .NET 6+ Apps with Azure Key Vault and Clean ArchitectureJun 17, 2025. In modern .NET development, keeping secrets like connection strings in appsettings.json is a security risk, especially in production. Thankfully, Azure Key Vault offers a secure way to manage secrets, certificates, and keys.
• Model Context Protocol - MCP Architecture OverviewJun 17, 2025. Explore the MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture—an open-source standard enabling LLMs to interact with external tools and resources for scalable, flexible, and efficient AI application development and customization.
• Deploying a .NET Weather Forecast App to AKS Using GitHub Actions and Argo CDJun 16, 2025. Learn how to deploy a .NET Weather Forecast app to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) using GitHub Actions for CI/CD and Argo CD for GitOps-based continuous delivery.
• Unity Catalog vs Hive MetastoreJun 16, 2025. Explore the key differences between Unity Catalog and Hive Metastore for metadata management. Learn which is best for modern data governance, cloud integration, access control, lineage, scalability, and compliance.
• Why Does Generative AI Make Things Up? Understanding AI HallucinationsJun 16, 2025. Generative AI tools like ChatGPT sometimes make up facts or give wrong answers — a problem known as "AI hallucination." Learn why it happens, how it works, and what you can do to avoid being misled.
• AI-Driven Risk Horizons: Transforming Insurance with Azure, Duck Creek, and AIJun 16, 2025. The insurance industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the integration of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Microsoft Azure Cloud, and Duck Creek.
• Azure Data Fabric: A Comprehensive Guide with C# Examples Jun 16, 2025. Explore Azure Data Fabric with this detailed guide, featuring C# examples to simplify data integration, management, and analytics across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Privacy and Data Leakage in Generative AI: Explained SimplyJun 16, 2025. Learn how generative AI models like ChatGPT and DALL·E handle your data, and what privacy risks or data leaks may occur. This beginner-friendly guide breaks down how AI training works, where data can leak, and how to protect yourself when using GenAI tools.
• How to Use Azure AI Document Intelligence in Power Automate FlowsJun 16, 2025. Automate document processing with Azure AI Document Intelligence and Power Automate. Extract data from PDFs, invoices, and forms with high accuracy—no code needed. Perfect for HR, finance, logistics, and more.
• Zero-Knowledge Proofs on Polygon Explained SimplyJun 14, 2025. Discover how Zero-Knowledge Proofs power privacy and scalability on Polygon. Learn about zkEVM, Miden, and Plonky2 in a simple way—perfect for developers, founders, and Web3 explorers.
• Azure Front Door Architecture and Pricing ModelsJun 14, 2025. This article is all about what Azure AFD is, how it works, and its pricing aspect. Azure Front Door is a global, secure entry point offering load balancing, WAF, SSL offloading, and content acceleration. This guide explains its features, use cases, architecture, and pricing in detail.
• SQL vs NoSQL: Making the Right Database Choice for Your ApplicationJun 12, 2025. Learn the core differences between SQL and NoSQL databases. Explore their advantages, disadvantages, top database options, and when to use each. A must-read for software developers and DBAs making architectural decisions.
• How to Use GPT with Power Automate via Azure OpenAI Jun 13, 2025. Learn how to integrate GPT with Power Automate using Azure OpenAI to create smart workflows, automate responses, and enhance productivity with AI-driven logic in your business processes.
• Understanding Key Microsoft Azure ServicesJun 11, 2025. Explore 11 essential Microsoft Azure services—like Storage, Key Vault, AKS, and DDoS Protection—along with real-world use cases, best practices, and interview questions to boost your cloud expertise.
• 🧠 What is AKS? Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)Jun 11, 2025. So you’ve heard the word Kubernetes floating around, right? And maybe you've also heard of Docker, containers, microservices — all that modern cloud stuff. Well, AKS is Microsoft Azure’s managed service for Kubernetes.
• Base Blockchain Architecture ExplainedJun 11, 2025. In this article, we will break down the architecture of the Base blockchain in a simple and clear way. The base is built using the OP Stack, a modular framework created by Optimism.
• Best Practices and Code Examples for Azure Functions using C# 13Jun 09, 2025. Ziggy Rafiq shares best practices for structuring, testing, and deploying production-grade serverless functions using Azure and xUnit in this article.
• Table Sharding in SQL: Types, Examples, and Best PracticesJun 10, 2025. Table sharding improves database scalability and performance by splitting large tables into smaller, distributed shards. It enhances speed, fault tolerance, and cost-efficiency—ideal for growing applications with heavy data loads.
• Building Scalable APIs with Vertical Slice Architecture in .NETJun 09, 2025. Vertical Slice Architecture organizes code by features rather than technical layers. Each “slice” encapsulates all aspects of a specific feature, including the UI, business logic, and data access.
• What is Ethereum? Working, Features, Pros ExplainedJun 09, 2025. Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain platform enabling smart contracts, dApps, and digital innovation. It powers DeFi, NFTs, and more—revolutionizing finance, technology, and ownership in a secure, transparent ecosystem.
• A Simple Guide to How AI Agents Work Behind the ScenesJun 09, 2025. Ever wondered how AI agents like ChatGPT or virtual assistants seem so smart and capable? Behind the scenes, there’s a well-structured system that makes all of it possible.
• Building Intelligence: The Three Pillars of AI Agent FunctionalityJun 09, 2025. Artificial Intelligence agents are becoming an integral part of our lives, whether it's through voice assistants, recommendation engines, or autonomous systems.
• Agentic AI: The Mindful Machine ArchitectureJun 09, 2025. Agentic AI blends autonomy, reasoning, and decision-making into machines. This mindful architecture powers systems that act with purpose, like intelligent agents that think before they act.
• Mastering the Factory Pattern in C# 13: Best Practices with Real-World ExamplesJun 08, 2025. With this best practices guide by Ziggy Rafiq, you will learn Factory Pattern in C# 13 with clean architecture, DI, and testable design.
• Best Practices for Structuring Large ASP.NET Projects: A Simple GuideJun 07, 2025. A beginner-friendly guide to organizing large ASP.NET projects using clean architecture, feature-based folders, and practical tips for maintainability and scalability.
• 🚀 Copilot Studio Kit Explained: Boost Your Microsoft Copilot with These Must-Have ToolsJun 06, 2025. Microsoft’s Copilot Studio Kit is an all-in-one toolkit for Power Platform developers to build, test, monitor, and scale intelligent agents with enhanced control, insights, and seamless UI customization.
• Database Fragmentation: Understanding, Managing, and MitigatingJun 06, 2025. Learn how to detect, manage, and resolve SQL Server fragmentation with live examples. Improve query performance, reduce I/O overhead, and optimize indexes and heaps using proven best practices and tools.
• Horizontal vs Vertical Partitioning in SQLJun 04, 2025. Horizontal and vertical partitioning are techniques in SQL to improve performance and manage large datasets. Learn how each method works, their use cases, and how they impact database design.
• Transforming Data Insights with Snowflake's LLM Functions – PART 2Jun 04, 2025. Snowflake Cortex LLM functions like TRANSLATE and SUMMARIZE, enabling powerful in-database AI for multilingual translation and concise text summaries, thereby enhancing data analytics without the need for external tools or APIs.
• MVVM with Clean Architecture in Android DevelopmentJun 04, 2025. MVVM with Clean Architecture in Android Development refers to a structured approach that separates concerns in an Android app to improve scalability, testability, and maintainability.
• Turing Test Explained + Python Example (2025)Jun 04, 2025. Understand the Turing Test, its AI role, real examples, and build a Python mini-test to simulate it.
• Building a Clean ASP.NET Core API with C# 13, EF Core, and DDDJun 02, 2025. The guide is written by Ziggy Rafiq and follows real-world architecture and testing best practices to provide a clean, scalable REST API using ASP.NET Core, C# 13, EF Core, and MS SQL.
• Mastering API Development in .NETJun 02, 2025. This article provides a practical guide for .NET developers to build clean, scalable, and maintainable APIs using ASP.NET Core.
• Migrating the VPN Gateway's Basic SKU Public IP Address with Minimal DowntimeJun 02, 2025. Migrate your Azure VPN Gateway's Basic SKU public IP with minimal downtime. Learn how to update configurations, preserve connectivity, and ensure a smooth transition in your network setup.
• Liquid Objects in Power Pages Portal – Explained with ExamplesJun 02, 2025. Learn how to use Liquid Objects in Power Pages Portal with clear examples. This guide helps you customize dynamic content, enhance user experience, and master Power Platform Liquid syntax.
• How to Automate Tasks in Azure Using Logic Apps with C# Integration Jun 02, 2025. Seamlessly automate workflows using Azure Logic Apps and C#. Trigger Logic Apps programmatically, integrate with cloud and on-premises systems, and build scalable, maintainable solutions with minimal code.
• Clean Code and Best Practices with C# 13Jun 01, 2025. Ziggy Rafiq teaches you how to create clean, maintainable, and testable C# 13 code using modern features, architecture patterns, and clean code principles.
• Understanding DBCC Commands in SQL Server: Use Cases and ImportanceMay 31, 2025. Learn the essentials of DBCC commands in SQL Server—powerful tools for monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting databases. Mastering them ensures performance optimization, deadlock resolution, and proactive database health checks.
• SQL Server Transaction Locks: Identification & ResolutionMay 28, 2025. Learn how SQL Server transaction locks ensure data integrity, identify locking issues using DMVs and Activity Monitor, and explore strategies like query optimization, isolation levels, and deadlock resolution for better performance.
• Integrating GPT-4 in C# Applications Using Azure OpenAI Services May 26, 2025. Integrate GPT-4 into your C# apps using Azure OpenAI Services for powerful AI features like chat, summarization, and analysis.
• How to Install and Configure SQL Server 2025 in WindowsMay 22, 2025. This articlee walks you through installing SQL Server 2025 on Windows, from system requirements to setup and configuration. Learn how to enable features, set authentication modes, and ensure your server runs smoothly ideal for beginners and advanced users alike.
• Docker Swarm ArchitectureMay 23, 2025. Learn how Docker Swarm works under the hood—explore managers, workers, Raft consensus, and how tasks and services power container orchestration.
• Deploying Your Go Application on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)May 23, 2025. Learn how to containerize your app, push it to Azure Container Registry, and run it on AKS for scalable, reliable cloud-native deployment. Ideal for Go developers exploring Azure cloud solutions.
• Azure Site-to-Site VPN Setup: A Practical Guide for Azure AdminsMay 23, 2025. Picture this: Your company’s New York office has a legacy ERP system running on a local server. Meanwhile, your Azure-based analytics platform in West Europe needs to pull data from that server for real-time reporting. Emailing CSV files or using unsecured connections isn’t an option—security and efficiency are non-negotiable. A Site-to-Site VPN creates a secure, encrypted tunnel between your on-premises network and Azure, letting your resources communicate as if they’re on the same network. I’ve seen this setup save countless hours of manual data transfers while keeping auditors happy.
• Azure Service Principle SimplifiedMay 22, 2025. Learn what an Azure Service Principal is and how it helps secure app access to Azure resources. This simplified guide explains its role in authentication, how to create one, and best practices for managing permissions in Azure environments.
• Enterprise Software Development: Key Benefits & Best Practices for Scalable SolutionsMay 22, 2025. Enterprise software development empowers organizations to optimize processes, boost productivity, enable automation, and ensure scalability through custom, secure, and future-ready digital solutions.
• Using RAG architecture for generative tasksMay 22, 2025. This article explores using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with LLMs to create artistic text, combining personal datasets, prompt engineering, and synthetic data for more relevant, high-quality poetic output.
• How to Set Up Microsoft Authentication in Power Pages for External UsersMay 22, 2025. Learn How to Set Up Microsoft Authentication in Power Pages for external Users with this step-by-step guide. Enable secure sign-in for users, integrate identity management, and enhance your site’s security using Entra ID authentication.
• Azure for Beginners: Get a Free Subscription for LearningMay 21, 2025. Start your cloud journey with Azure for Beginners! Learn how to get a free Azure subscription to explore and practice cloud services. Perfect for students, developers, or IT professionals starting out with Azure.
• Azure: Secure Web API-to-Web API Authentication with Azure Managed IdentityMay 21, 2025. This article simplifies authentication between services, eliminating secrets and improving security using Azure’s built-in identity management features. Ideal for developers building secure cloud apps.
• Deploy an Aspire App with Azure CLIMay 21, 2025. In this chapter, we’ll explore how to take your .NET Aspire applications from the development workstation to real-world production environments.
• Typical Uses of JDBC with ArchitectureMay 16, 2025. The traditional client/server model has a rich GUI on the client and a database on the server. In this model a JDBC driver is deployed on the client.
• Introduction to Azure Logic AppMay 16, 2025. Azure Logic Apps is a low-code, cloud-based platform that helps automate and orchestrate workflows across cloud and on-premises systems.
• AZ-900 Series 2: Kickstart Your Cloud CareerMay 15, 2025. Discover the key benefits of using cloud services like Azure, including high availability, scalability, reliability, security, and ease of management.
• Event-Driven CQRS with C# 14 and the SQL Outbox PatternMay 15, 2025. Learn how to implement a reliable event-driven CQRS microservice using the SQL Outbox Pattern with C# 14. Ensure strong consistency, transactional event publishing, and fail-safe asynchronous processing for scalable distributed systems.
• Real-Time Data Retrieval from APIs Using SSISMay 14, 2025. This article explains how to integrate APIs with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to automate data retrieval using HTTP requests. It covers API setup, SSIS package creation, and script task configuration.
• .NET Aspire Integrations (SQL Server Integration in Aspire Applications)May 14, 2025. In this chapter, you'll learn how to integrate SQL Server into your .NET Aspire applications with minimal configuration and maximum flexibility.
• Advanced Data Warehouse Modeling and Querying Using C# and .NET 9May 13, 2025. Use C# 14 and .NET 9 to design, query, and manage data warehouses efficiently. Automate schema creation, support SCD Type 2, integrate with BI tools, and run high-performance queries for real-time analytics.
• What is Cloud Native? Where to Hire a Cloud Native Architect?May 13, 2025. Cloud Native refers to building and running applications that fully leverage the cloud environment—using technologies like containers, microservices, and CI/CD to ensure scalability, flexibility, and resilience.
• Microsoft Fabric Warehouse Integration in VS Code for DevsMay 13, 2025. Experience seamless development with Microsoft Fabric and VS Code integration. Write, debug, and manage SQL queries directly in your editor, connect to Fabric Warehouse, and boost productivity with real-time data access.
• How does ChatGPT work?May 12, 2025. ChatGPT works by predicting the next word in a sentence using a large neural network trained on massive amounts of text data, allowing it to generate human-like responses.
• Advanced ETL from OLTP Databases to a Data Warehouse with C# 14May 12, 2025. Build scalable and efficient ETL pipelines using C# 14 and .NET 9. Leverage Dapper, SQL Server, Azure Synapse, and cloud integration for seamless data extraction, transformation, and loading to data warehouses and lakes.
• Best Practices for Azure Blob, Table, Queue, File Storage with C#May 11, 2025. Azure Storage provides scalable solutions for unstructured and structured data. It includes Blob, Table, Queue, and File Storage, offering features like tiering, lifecycle management, security, and cost optimization for efficient data handling.
• C# Data Science With C# 14 Features (Comprehensive Guide)May 10, 2025. C# 14, with features like ML.NET, Microsoft.Data.Analysis, and Azure integration, is now a powerful tool for data science, offering secure, high-performance solutions for machine learning, data analytics, and large datasets.
• Kickstart Your Cloud Career: A Beginner’s Guide to AZ-900 – Series 1May 09, 2025. Cloud computing is the delivery of computing services—like servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and more—over the internet. Instead of owning and maintaining physical data centers or servers, organizations can access these resources on-demand from cloud providers.
• What’s New in Grafana 12.0May 08, 2025. Explore Grafana 12.0's new features like Git Sync, dynamic dashboards, and enhanced drilldowns. Perfect for beginners seeking practical insights.
• Implementing Event-Driven Architectures with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus (Comparisons, Pros, and Cons)May 06, 2025. Event-driven architecture (EDA) enables scalable, decoupled, and resilient systems using message brokers like Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Azure Service Bus. Each offers unique features for different use cases.
• Build & Deploy Azure Function Using C# and Integration with Azure SQLMay 05, 2025. This article walks you through creating the function, connecting to SQL, and deploying it to Azure perfect for developers looking to build serverless apps with database support.
• Top 10 Azure Services for New Developers (with C# Examples)May 05, 2025. This article helps beginners understand core cloud tools like App Services, Functions, and Cosmos DB to build, deploy, and scale modern applications on Microsoft Azure with confidence.
• Building Zero-Trust Architectures with C# ServicesMay 04, 2025. This article covers secure authentication, authorization, microservices communication, and policy enforcement to help you design modern, resilient, and secure applications based on Zero-Trust principles.
• Vibe Coding with AI: Using Prompt Engineering to Build a Full C# Database SolutionMay 02, 2025. Discover how to harness the power of AI and prompt engineering to build a complete C# database solution.
• NoSQL vs. SQL: Which One to UseMay 02, 2025. Explore the key differences between SQL and NoSQL databases, including structure, scalability, use cases, and performance.
• Advanced C# Database Tricks for Power UsersMay 01, 2025. Explore advanced C# database techniques using ADO.NET, Entity Framework Core, and Dapper.
• Implementing Azure Key Vault for Secure Secret ManagementMay 01, 2025. Azure Key Vault is a secure cloud service to store and manage secrets, keys, and certificates. It offers centralized control, strong encryption, RBAC access, and audit logging for enhanced application security.
• Using C# with Azure Blob Storage: Practical Examples with the Azure SDK for .NETApr 29, 2025. This article covers uploading, downloading, and managing blobs, making it easier to integrate cloud storage into your .NET applications efficiently and securely.
• Deployment Slot in Azure Web App ServiceApr 29, 2025. Azure Web App Deployment Slots allow seamless deployment of your apps by enabling staging, testing, and production environments.
• Automating AKS Cluster Deployment with TerraformApr 28, 2025. Learn how to define infrastructure as code (IaC) for scalable, consistent, and efficient AKS provisioning. Simplify cloud operations and accelerate your Kubernetes journey with Terraform.
• How to Seamlessly Integrate Microsoft Dataverse with Fabric Using Fabric LinkApr 28, 2025. Learn how to easily connect Microsoft Dataverse to Microsoft Fabric using Fabric Link. Step-by-step guide covering prerequisites, setup, Lakehouse validation, and understanding how Dataverse syncs with Fabric.
• Artificial Intelligence and Education: Shaping the Future of LearningApr 28, 2025. Discover how Artificial Intelligence is transforming education by enabling personalized learning, smart classrooms, and intelligent tutoring.
• Migrate Classic Admin Roles to Azure RBAC Before April 2025Apr 25, 2025. Azure classic administrator roles, classic resources, and ASM will retire by April 30, 2025. Migrate to Azure RBAC now to avoid access loss. Assign Owner role via IAM and remove classic roles promptly.
• RDP to Azure VM: Easy Setup and ConfigurationApr 25, 2025. Learn how to easily set up and configure RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to connect to your Azure Virtual Machine.
• Advanced Database Programming with C# 14 and Microsoft SQL ServerApr 24, 2025. As of C# 14, Microsoft continues to evolve the language to provide more expressive, safe, and performant coding patterns.
• SQL Server CLR Integration and SSIS Automation with C#Apr 24, 2025. Learn how to enhance SQL Server functionality using CLR integration and automate SSIS packages with C#.
• Introduction to Azure Web App ServiceApr 23, 2025. Azure App Service is a fully managed PaaS for hosting web apps, APIs, and mobile backends. It supports .NET, Java, Python, Node.js, and more, offering autoscaling, security, CI/CD, and Docker support.
• Understanding Change Data Capture (CDC) and Its TypesApr 23, 2025. In this article we are going to learn about the CDC and types of CDC approaches. It helps keep data in sync without causing a heavy load on the database.
• Order of Execution in LINQ QueriesApr 22, 2025. This article explains the difference between deferred and immediate execution, outlines the execution order, and shares best practices to write efficient and optimized LINQ queries for real-world applications.
• Load Testing in Azure CloudApr 21, 2025. Load Testing in Azure Cloud is a fully managed service that supports end-to-end load and performance testing, allowing testing teams to generate highly scalable virtual user loads.
• Execution Process of SQL Queries vs Stored Procedures Apr 21, 2025. Dive deep into the internal execution process of SQL Server queries with this one-of-a-kind article comparing normal SQL queries and stored procedures.