U-SQL Joins

Stairway to U-SQL Level 8: Joining Tables in U-SQL

U-SQL provides a number of ways to join data sources together. This articles introduces the joins available and how you can use them.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 7: More Partition Schemes

Following on from our previous introduction to indexes and partition schemes, we review the distribution schemes used by horizontal partitioning.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 6: U-SQL Indexes and Partition Schemes

Find out how to speed up your queries by indexing and partitioning data, U-SQL style.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 5: Databases and Tables in Azure Data Lakes with U-SQL

A guide to using databases, schemas and tables in Azure Data Lakes, using (of course!) U-SQL.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 4: U-SQL and Data Lake Tooling with Visual Studio

A guide to using Visual Studio to create U-SQL projects and scripts.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 3: Processing Multiple Files With U-SQL

In part 3 of the U-SQL Stairway, we look at how multiple files can be processed with a single U-SQL statement.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 2: Breakdown of a U-SQL Statement

Following on from our introduction to U-SQL, we take a look at how a typical U-SQL statement is constructed.

Stairway to U-SQL Level 1: Introduction to U-SQL and Azure Data Lakes

An introductory guide to querying files in Azure Data Lakes using Microsoft's U-SQL language.

Stairway to U-SQL

As Microsoft continues to expand the Azure platform, they have enhanced its ability in ways that are quite different from what we've come to expect from SQL Server. Learn about the new language from Microsoft, U-SQL, designed to work with Data Lakes and Big Data in Azure.