The Top 4 Job Tasks DBAs Forget
It’s easy to get caught up in daily incidents, tickets, and special projects. Like a good scout, though, a core task in a DBA’s job is to be prepared.
2016-02-25
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Additional Articles
SQL Server 2016 R Services: Display R plots in Reporting Services
Koen Verbeeck looks at how to embed data visualizations created with R into Reporting Services (SSRS) reports.
2016-02-24
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Database Continuous Integration
Have you ever longed for a way of making the delivery of databases more visible, predictable and measurable? Do you ever wish that they would be of better quality, quicker to change, and cost less? Grant Fritchey explains some of the secrets of doing Continuous Integration for Databases to relieve some of the pain-points of the Database Delivery process.
2016-02-23
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Exploring SQL Server 2016 Always Encrypted – Part 4 – Encrypting Existing Data
Greg Larsen explores the different ways that you can encrypt your existing confidential data using Always Encrypted Columns in SQL Server 2016.
2016-02-22
4,069 reads
Azure SQL Data Warehouse loading patterns and strategies
This article gives an overview of the Microsoft Azure SQL Data Warehouse architecture. The new platform-as-a service (PaaS) offering provides independent compute and storage scaling on demand and is currently in public preview.
2016-02-19
4,066 reads
How to Build and Deploy Azure IaaS VMs with PowerShell
The whole point of using a cloud service is to be able to use it intensively for a brief period just when it is needed and then clear out all your work when you've finished. This means automation to make the process as quick and easy as possible. It is likely to mean creating a VM, provisioning it from scratch and spinning it up using PowerShell. Relax, grab the popcorn, and let Adam Bertram show you how he does it in Azure.
2016-02-18
5,142 reads
SQL Server CROSS APPLY and OUTER APPLY
Arshad Ali demonstrates what the APPLY operator is, how it differs from regular JOINs, and what its applications are.
2016-02-17
7,571 reads
Introduction to Azure SQL Database Elastic Database Pools
Traditional deployments of Azure SQL Database involve identifying projected resource requirements and selecting individual Azure SQL Database instances. For fluctuating workloads, this frequently results in over- or under-provisioning. To address this challenge, Microsoft offers another approach to sizing Azure SQL Database that relies on Elastic Database Pools. Marcin Policht takes a look.
2016-02-16
5,037 reads
Using R Machine Learning Script as a Power BI Desktop Data Source
You can develop a Power BI Dashboard that uses an R machine learning script as its data source and custom visuals. Here is a simple example that shows how to connect to data sources over the Internet, cleanse, transform and enrich the data through the use analytical datasets returned by the R script, design the dashboard and finally share it.
2016-02-15
4,931 reads
Moved to the Cloud?
Are you thinking about the cloud yet? Redgate is conducting some research into cloud adoption to better understand both the drivers and the blockers. Whether or not you’ve taken the plunge yet, they would love to hear from you. Participate in the survey and be entered into a draw to win an Amazon gift card worth $100.
2016-02-12
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