Why Use R Services?

R Services were added to SQL Server 2016, and there are customers using this feature to improve their business processes.

Byte Me: Behind Times

A Beautiful Google Mind

Larry Page is a very interesting person, one that is looking to change the world.

Triple Check Your Restores

After the crash of an US Air Force database was reported, Steve Jones has some advice.

Updates During Outages

When a system goes down, it's worth ensuring you can update clients.

SQL Server 2016 is Just Faster

SQL Server 2016 runs faster, sometimes without you changing anything.

Stretch Pricing

The Stretch database feature in SQL Server 2016 is fantastic, but is it too expensive?

We Manage Algorithms

"Every business is an algorithmic business" - Joseph Sirosh.

Paying for Data

Another organization has paid a ransom to get their data decrypted.

The Penalty for a Data Breach

One of the things that will be debated quite a bit in the next few years will be the penalties for data loss.