The "Dallas" information marketplace
Today I’m here in Washington DC, demo-ing in Bob Muglia’s keynote at our Worldwide Partner Conference. This time, I’m showing something quite new – not just a new product, but a new concept in data –...
View ArticleThe SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer and Policy Based Management
The SQL Server Best Practices Analyzer (BPA) came out for SQL Server 2008 R2 recently, and I’ve been asked what the difference is between the BPA and Policy Based Management (PBM) that was introduced...
View ArticleGiving Back
Most of us have some help we can provide back to the community. Even if you’re new, you can write down some of the things you’ve learned. And there are several easy ways to to that – you can certainly...
View ArticleIntroducing Project Houston
At this point there should be no question that Microsoft is fully embracing the cloud. Windows Azure and SQL Azure launched earlier this year and have been receiving positive feedback. I’ve been...
View ArticleSQL Server 2008 R2 Overview and Whitepaper
I know, SQL Server 2008 R2 was released some time back, but with so much content out there I thought I might simplify it a bit. I’ve written a complete overview that you can read through in about 10...
View ArticleMigrating to SQL Azure
As Mary Jo Foley recently reported migrating to SQL Azure just got a little easier with the latest version of the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), released on August 12. Included in the update...
View ArticleSQL Azure Marches On
I follow the Database Trends and Applications magazine because it is pretty platform independent, with a section for Oracle, SQL Server and DB/2. I found it interesting that when I turned there...
View ArticleA Cloudy Day In My Life
Since my team started work on Project Houston hardly a day goes by I’m not in some discussion about the Cloud. It also hits me when I go through my RSS feeds each day: cloud this and cloud that. There...
View ArticleSQL Azure and On-Premise Solutions – Weighing your Options
Since the introduction of SQL Azure, there has been some confusion about how it should be used. Some think that the primary goal for SQL Azure is simply “SQL Server Somewhere Else”. They evaluate a...
View ArticleThinking at the Database Level
With SQL Azure, you’re no longer in charge of the Instance of SQL Server that you’re running on. You’re dropped into your environment at a database level. Also, the size of those databases are more...
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