IMHO, Microsoft is focused on tools, and not the OS. Early on, DOS and then Windows provided a platform to sell tools. Multiplan anyone? Much like razor blades and the...

Jeff, thanks for the tip on SAN Replication. I'll look into. No problems with replication, but with lots of tables, it adds more administrative work that is desired.

I remember the PUBS database. I used it to write an article for SQL Server magazine.

I've have quite a few Chris Data books, no more early SQL Server books,...

Back in the early days of SQL server, we'd pickup Sybase SQL Server books. Seems finding MSFT SQL Server books were rare, outside of the printed manuals. And the...

Visual Studio for the mac. SQL Server on Linux, Office to the cloud and mobiles. To me their trend is to focus on tools and the cloud. ...

You need to use the 'corrected' URL.

The one in the email is not valid.

Jeff Moden (11/7/2016)

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Andrew..Peterson (11/7/2016)

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Very true. I am sure...

Very true. I am sure that it is...

Well thought out article! And many thanks for writing.

But sadly, we have all seen crazy, questionable labels used in businesses and organizations.

Perhaps the best line was:...

Use a pre-built Ubuntu VM for web browsing.

And use VirtualBox. It supports...

Edinburgh is great, and with all the hills, no need to go outside the city to go hiking.

If you are into tourist stuff, visit the haunting tour called the Real...

SSRS looks like it is making a comeback. And if the MSFT postings are true, Power BI will eventually run on the new 2016 SSRS engine (but when is unknown)....

Solomon Rutzky (8/8/2016)

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The strategy described in the post by Michael J Swart that you linked to is what I have described in detail in the following SSC article: Restructure 100...

If we think of data as a tool, more tools are better than fewer tools. And like any tool, you have to know how to use it. And thus, your...

calbimonte.daniel (7/26/2016)

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I believe that Azure SQL will replace the Traditional SQL Servers in the long run. I just wanted to point in this article that having an Azure SQL requires...