Polybase - It's What's for Dinner!

Explore Microsoft's Polybase, the powerful replacement for linked servers, in this comprehensive conference talk. Dive into the capabilities of Polybase in SQL Server 2019, including connections to multiple data sources like Teradata, Apache, Hadoop, and Oracle. Learn best practices for setting up Polybase and its Scale-Out groups, and discover how it interacts with AlwaysOn Availability Groups. Witness a live demonstration on managing Scale-Out groups during node failures, and gain insights into Polybase's DMVs. Examine the impact of using multiple nodes in Scale-Out groups on Polybase queries, and understand how Polybase scales to deliver enhanced performance and data handling capabilities.