Stop & Start Your VM’s on Azure with Powershell
This is a very simple script can be used as a framework for you to stop and start your VM’s on Azure with Powershell.
2014-01-10
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Additional Articles
An Introduction to Windows Azure Table Storage
Windows Azure Tables are intended for the storage of large amounts of schemaless data. Tables are just containers of rows of data. Mike Wood describes the practicalities of getting started with using the system.
2014-01-09
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SQL Server 2014 Hybrid Cloud Scenarios: Migrating On-Premises SQL Server to Windows Azure Virtual Machines
This article describes how to use the new wizards in SQL Server Management studio to get access to Windows Azure and then create and configure your VM.
2014-01-08
3,114 reads
Data Science Laboratory System – Graph Databases
Graph database are an intriguing alternative to the relational model. They apply graph theory to record the relationships between entries more naturally, and are a good fit for a range of data tasks that are difficult in SQL. Buck Woody gives an introduction to Graph databases and shows how to get Neo4J up and running to get familiar with the technology.
2014-01-07
3,331 reads
Exporting CLR Assemblies from SQL Server back to .dll files
You have imported an assembly into a SQL Server database to use the CLR functions and stored procedures it contains. However later, you lost the original .dll file and you would like to create the .dll file again from what's in the database. In this tip, we look at how you can recreate the .dll file.
2014-01-06
2,453 reads
Keeping Track of your SQL Servers with a DBA Configuration Repository
SQL Server DBAs are often responsible for managing large number of database instances. This article talks about the concept of a Configuration Repository where DBAs can manage all the information related to their SQL Servers
2014-01-03
4,309 reads
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Architecture and Data Storage
Microsoft is releasing SQL Server 2014 with a new set of In-Memory OLTP features to significantly improve the OLTP performance and reduce the processing time for servers with a large amount of memory and multi-core processors. Check out this tip to learn more.
2014-01-02
3,724 reads
SQL Server Optimizer – Under the Hood Part 1
In this series of short articles, we lift the hood of the SQL Server Optimizer to examine a few of the many clever tricks used to optimize query performance. In Part I, we look at partial aggregate operators – an extremely clever way of downsizing certain large joins into much smaller (and faster) joins.
2014-01-01
3,857 reads
The DBA's Big Data Holiday Wish List
Big data is now a standard part of information technology architecture for most large organizations. As a database administrator, with the holiday season upon us, I have the following items and notions on my holiday wish list. Here's hoping that I am gifted one or more of these; each one gives me something that I want or need.
2013-12-31
4,492 reads
Migrating SQL Server Database to Windows Azure - Deploying SQL Database
There are a few challenges associated with deployments of data services in Windows Azure, focusing in particular on SQL Database. In this article we turn our attention to an actual deployment and migration of locally stored data to SQL Database.
2013-12-30
3,822 reads
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