Blog de Lei Feng

Auzre Machine Learing Workspace provides a centralized platform to work with all aspects of Machine Learning, from creating and training ML models to publishing the models to services. This post describes the steps you can follow to train a ML model and deploy the trained model as web service on a Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster in Azure ML Workspace. Read More...

This is a quick start manual for new hires or beginners to Git or GitLab. Although this manual aims for GitLab Enterprise edition on Windows, most of the instructions also apply to general Git and GitLab/GitHub practices. This post assumes that you have already set up a GitLab web account where you can restore and manage your source code. Read More...

Connecting to an Oracle Database with Python cx_Oracle through LDAP is not trivial. It needs to install cx_Oracle module and Oracle Instant Client libraries, as well as set up LDAP settings in the Oracle Client. This post describes the processes to set up a connection to an Oracle Database on-premises with Python on a Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure. Read More...

2020 is over, and brighter days are coming. On the last day of 2020, I want to reflect on the past year and setup some goals for the new 2021. The COVID-19 changed our lives and caused many losses, but I was, lucky enough, able to get on some new habits, chanllenges, and achievements in 2020. Read More...

Microsoft Power BI Desktop can connect to many data sources, Oracle Database is one of the most popular ones. The missed steps on installation of Oracle client and ambiguous specification of ServerName/ServiceName in the Power BI’s official document make it hard to follow. This post aims to fill the gap with step-by-step instrucitons to figure out LDAP information for connecting to an Oracle Database, to install and configure an Oracle Data Access Client (ODAC), and to connect to an Oracle Database in Power BI Desktop. Read More...