Amazon RDs and the PaaS formerly known as Azure
Phil Factor welcomes SQL Server support by Amazon RDS, as an alternative to having Microsoft as service provider as well as software provider, via the PaaS formerly known as Azure.
2012-05-14
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Database Weekly
Database testing. The ferret and the rabbit
Can one generalize from agile techniques of application testing to database testing. Phil isn't entirely convinced that it can do any more that remove the distracting trivial bugs in order to allow testers to concentrate on the important issues
2011-05-30
203 reads
There cometh a shower
Phil Factor speculates on the damage caused to Cloud providers by the Amazon and Sony Outages.
2011-05-09
167 reads
Why would a SQL Server Professional need an iPhone for work?
In which Phil Factor attempts to justify his iPhones and iPod Touches as a business expense.
2010-01-04
302 reads
The Chain of Data Responsibility
Earlier this week, Jeff Atwood suffered the sort of misfortune we all dread: hard drive failure and no backups. Tony Davis discusses what can be learned from this in terms of the chain of responsibility for an organization's data.
2009-12-21
138 reads
Go Get an iPhone
This week Mobile BI is on the radar at Microsoft. Steve Jones comments on what this might mean for the database people in the future.
2009-08-31
134 reads
Basically Available, Soft State, Eventually Consistent
The use of non-relational databases is a fascinating topic but they will remain special-purpose and are not competing with SQL-based relational databases.
2009-07-13
813 reads
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
Distributed Availability Group Issue / Misunderstanding.
Not sure if this is a tech mistake I've made or a lack of...
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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Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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