Top 10 Enhancements to Azure SQL Database in 2015

Top 10 Enhancements to Azure SQL Database in 2015DECEMBER 27, 2015
Introduction
2015 has been a massive year for Azure SQL Database....

Getting Started with Azure Data Factory - Part 1

Getting Started with Azure Data Factory - Part 1DECEMBER 9, 2015
Introduction
The Azure Data Factory is a means of moving data around...

Using AzCopy in a SQL Job to Upload Files to Azure Blob Storage

Using AzCopy in a SQL Job to Upload Files to Azure Blob StorageNOVEMBER 11, 2015
Introduction
In my next series of posts,...

5 Enhancements to SQL Runbooks in the Azure Preview Portal

5 Enhancements to SQL Runbooks in the Azure Preview PortalSEPTEMBER 18, 2015
Introduction
Runbooks are your SQL Server Agent for Azure SQL...

Setting Up Alerts in Azure SQL Database

Setting Up Alerts in Azure SQL DatabaseSEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Introduction
If I've learned one thing with my on premise versions of SQL...

Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL Database

Transparent Data Encryption in Azure SQL DatabaseJULY 26, 2015
Introduction
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) is a security feature of SQL Server that...

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well Almost

SQL Azure has T-SQL Jobs - Well AlmostJUNE 25, 2015
Introduction
One thing that has been lacking in Azure SQL Database is the...

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the Shards

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 3 - Setting up and Querying the ShardsMAY 28, 2015
For those of you who have...

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager Database

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 2 - The Shard Map Manager DatabaseMAY 1, 2015

In my last post, I discussed some...

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?

Azure SQL Database Elastic Scale Part 1 - What is Sharding?MARCH 19, 2015

This week, Microsoft introduced an update to Azure SQL...