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TechTalks with Manoj

TechTalks with Manoj

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From code to cloud to cognitive services — TechTalks with Manoj explores the cutting edge of software development. Hosted by a veteran architect with 18+ years in .NET, Angular, and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS, this show is your blueprint to building scalable, modern, and AI-driven applications.

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  • Azure Databricks: The Unified Engine Behind Modern Data & AI Workloads
    2025/07/09

    Welcome back to TechTalks with Manoj — the show where we get past the buzzwords and dig into what’s actually powering modern cloud-native architectures.

    Today, we’re talking about a platform that quietly glues together data engineering, machine learning, SQL analytics, and even generative AI — all under one hood. Yep, we’re diving into Azure Databricks.

    This isn’t just another Spark wrapper or a BI tool with dashboards. It’s a unified engine that lets you build pipelines, train models, query with SQL, stream live data, and fine-tune LLMs — all in the same ecosystem.

    If you’ve ever bounced between Synapse, Spark clusters, ML tools, and governance messes — Databricks might just be the control plane you didn’t know you needed.

    Here’s what we’re breaking down today:

    * What makes Azure Databricks more than “just Spark” — and how it evolved with Microsoft

    * Key concepts like workspaces, clusters, notebooks, and jobs — the real building blocks

    * The Big 5 workloads: data engineering, ML, SQL/BI, streaming, and generative AI

    * How Delta Lake, Auto Loader, and Unity Catalog simplify even complex pipelines

    * The data governance story — with Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview working together

    * Real-world examples — from bronze-silver-gold dataflows to LLM-powered RAG pipelines

    * Cost control tips, cluster tuning insights, and scaling patterns you can actually use

    Whether you’re a data engineer dealing with broken pipelines or an architect trying to unify governance, compute, and AI under one strategy — this episode will help you connect the dots.

    Let’s jump in.

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    15 分
  • Cloud Databases Decoded: AWS vs Azure for the Modern Enterprise
    2025/06/25

    Welcome back to TechTalks with Manoj — the show where we unpack what’s actually powering modern cloud architecture, not just what’s trending on LinkedIn slides or vendor decks.

    In today’s episode, we’re going head-to-head with two cloud giants — AWS and Azure — to break down their database ecosystems. Not from a marketing angle, but from a hands-on architect's perspective.

    You’ve heard the names — RDS, Cosmos DB, Redshift, Synapse. But which of these services actually deliver under pressure? What are the hidden trade-offs that don’t show up in the pricing calculator?

    This episode isn’t just about “features.” It’s about architecture, cost control, performance at scale, and making the right calls when you're staring at an SLA, a backlog of tickets, and a production system you can’t afford to break.

    Here’s what we’re getting into:

    * The core differences between AWS and Azure’s relational and NoSQL offerings

    * DynamoDB vs. Cosmos DB — performance, cost predictability, and real-world suitability

    * Data warehousing done right — Redshift vs. Synapse Analytics from an architectural lens

    * Migration nightmares and what nobody tells you about moving from Oracle

    * Why customer support may quietly decide your cloud loyalty

    * And how to avoid costly missteps in multi-cloud or hybrid database strategies

    If you're building cloud-native, cost-sensitive, and future-ready systems — this one’s for you.

    Let’s dive in.

    Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.



    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit manojknewsletter.substack.com
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    12 分

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