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Connecting an on-premises data source to Microsoft Fabric.
Private Link Service Direct Connect, managed private endpoints, DNS, and JDBC troubleshooting in one end-to-end build.
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The useful parts of cloud engineering.
Practical notes from the places where architecture meets reality: private networks, data platforms, identity, and the small details that make production systems hold together.
Field notes / 202601—04
A working notebook for engineers who would rather verify the path than trust the diagram.
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01Featured field note
Databricks Serverless, NCC, and the private path to Azure SQL.
A screenshot-driven lab report on OAuth U2M, private endpoint approval, DNS validation, and TCP connectivity from Serverless compute.
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NCC / ESTABLISHED
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Connecting Databricks Serverless to On-Premises SQL Server.
NCC, Private Link Service Direct Connect, private network routing, and Unity Catalog validation.
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Secure foundations that stay operable.
Notes on balancing security, observability, and the human cost of a platform that is too clever.
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CloudDusk is a practical cloud and data engineering journal. Every note aims to leave behind something testable: a topology, a command, a failure mode, or a clearer next step.
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