Azure SQL Database vs SQL Data Warehouse
I am sometimes asked to compare Azure SQL Database (SQL DB) to Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW). The most important...
2016-08-17 (first published: 2016-08-10)
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James Serra's Blog
What is the Lambda Architecture?
Lambda architecture is a data-processing architecture designed to handle massive quantities of data (i.e. “Big Data”) by using both batch-processing and...
2016-08-08 (first published: 2016-08-05)
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Multi-tenant databases in the cloud
For companies that sell an on-prem software solution and are looking to move that solution to the cloud, a challenge...
2016-07-20
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Azure SQL Data Warehouse is now GA
The Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW), that I blogged about here, is now generally available. Here is the official...
2016-07-13
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Virtualization does not equal a private cloud
I see a lot of confusion when it comes to creating a private cloud. Many seem to think that by...
2016-07-07
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Azure SQL Data Warehouse pricing
The pricing for Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) consists of a compute charge and a storage charge. For compute, it is...
2016-06-23
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SQL Server 2016 is here!
Today is the day: SQL Server 2016 is available for download! You can download all the versions (enterprise, standard, web,...
2016-06-01
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Azure Storage pricing
Azure storage is a great, inexpensive solution for storing your data in the cloud. There are many types of Azure...
2016-05-25
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Migrate from on-prem SQL server to Azure VM IaaS
Hopefully you went through my presentations Should I move my database to the cloud?, Introducing Azure SQL Database and Implement SQL Server on an...
2016-05-26 (first published: 2016-05-18)
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Azure Speed Testing
Have you ever wondered what Azure region would be the fastest to host your applications when those applications are accessed from your...
2016-05-11
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Blogs
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Deadlock graph anomaly
I've come across what appears to be a strange deadlock anomaly. As seen in...
Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale Level 6: Backup and Restore Internals
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Stairway to Azure SQL Hyperscale...
The Challenge of AI
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The Challenge of AI, which...
Question of the Day
Deprecated Feature Tracking
From T-SQL, without requiring an XEvent session, can I tell which deprecated features are being used on my instance?
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