Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator
For a long time clients would ask me how to determine the cost savings by migrating their applications and databases...
2016-12-06
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James Serra's Blog
Azure Advisor
Azure Advisor is a really cool personalized recommendation engine that provides you with proactive best practices guidance on High Availability,...
2016-12-01
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Analytics Platform System 2016 Release
Microsoft has a new release for the Analytics Platform System (APS). This appliance update is called APS 2016 and has...
2016-11-29
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PASS Summit Announcements: PolyBase enhancements
Microsoft usually has some interesting announcements at the PASS Summit, and this year was no exception. I’m writing a set...
2016-11-22
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Microsoft Connect(); announcements
Microsoft Connect(); is a developer event from Nov 16-18, where plenty of announcements are made. Here is a summary of the...
2016-11-17
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PASS Summit Announcements: Microsoft Professional Program for Big Data
Microsoft usually has some interesting announcements at the PASS Summit, and this year was no exception. I’m writing a set...
2016-11-15
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Azure SQL Server 2016 VM
With Windows Server 2016 just been released, now is the perfect time to build an Azure VM with SQL Server...
2016-11-10
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PASS Summit Announcements: SQL DW free trial
Microsoft usually has some interesting announcements at the PASS Summit, and this year was no exception. I’m writing a set...
2016-11-08
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PASS Summit Announcements: Power BI reports on-prem in SSRS
Microsoft usually has some interesting announcements at the PASS Summit, and this year was no exception. I’m writing a set...
2016-11-03
632 reads
PASS Summit Announcements: Azure Analysis Services
Microsoft usually has some interesting announcements at the PASS Summit, and this year was no exception. I’m writing a set...
2016-11-01
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
Forums
Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Question of the Day
Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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