EdTech Insight – ISV network connectivity pattern for data exchange over public IP address between Azure and onPrem

by EdTechMate | Mar 31, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points In the realm of global higher education, leveraging cloud-based solutions and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings is becoming increasingly prevalent. One prominent example is the use of Microsoft Azure by educational institutions...

EdTech Insight – Lesson Learned #480:Application-Level Locking in Azure SQL Database – Ensuring Exclusive Access

by EdTechMate | Mar 30, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The content highlights several key innovations within the context of database management and application-level concurrency control. Application-level locking mechanisms, as provided by SQL Server through stored procedures such as...

EdTech Insight – ExpressRoute MSEE hairpin design considerations

by EdTechMate | Mar 29, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points In the recent exploration of network design within Azure services, the concept of hair-pinning, specifically MSEE hair-pinning, has been deemed suboptimal. By default, data traffic from a Virtual Network (VNet) exits to the Microsoft...

EdTech Insight – Data Factory Increases Maximum Activities Per Pipeline to 80

by EdTechMate | Mar 29, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The recent update within the data integration and ETL workflow spectrum features an expansion of activity limits in Data Factory pipelines—a service integral to Azure Data Factory (ADF), Synapse, and Fabric. Previously, developers...

EdTech Insight – Customers Prefer to Crowdfund Products They Can Improve

by EdTechMate | Mar 29, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The crowdfunding sector, currently mobilizing $1.3 billion annually for innovation, is poised for significant growth, with projections indicating a potential doubling within five years. Platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo are...

EdTech Insight – 6 Strategic Concepts That Set High-Performing Companies Apart

by EdTechMate | Mar 29, 2024 | Harvard Business Review, News & Insights

Executive Summary and Main Points The education technology sector is witnessing transformative trends influenced by global market leaders such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Netflix, and Tesla. These companies exhibit strategic concepts pivotal to their performance, which...