Comments on: SQL University – Cloud Week https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:19:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Jorge Segarra https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2393 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:19:35 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2393 Tom/Mark,
Yup the data transfer thing is another thing one has to get used to in “Azure-world”. You can transfer all the data you want within a data center (i.e. DB–>app server) but if you transfer any data outside of the data center (i.e. backups from cloud to local, transferring db from TX data center to Chicago) you’ll get charged.

]]> By: Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2392 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:09:17 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2392 In reply to Mark Shay.

Mark,

Yes, I found that to be a little frustrating at first, but only because it was unexpected. So, if I wanted to backup my data, I needed to pipe it down form the cloud, which was not a free transaction by any means.

]]> By: Mark Shay https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2391 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 02:05:28 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2391 Tom – As always, great post. I have been playing with SQL Azure for about ~ 5 months. Apparently, MSFT charges you transferring data to your DB in the cloud as well as storage (~$9.99/GB month). So when transferring data you want to make to move only the data you need opposed to dropping the database and moving all the data back up to cloud.

]]> By: Rob Sullivan https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2390 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:43:52 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2390 Yeah, it would need some clear cut scenarios from the start.

For example, if I use AppHabor(Paas) for .NET/SQL Server which uses AWS instead of Azure… does that count as a body slam or an eye poke? 🙂

]]> By: Buck Woody https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2389 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:33:51 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2389 Ha! True enough, Rob. I would agree to a death-match like that, as long as the requirements are the advantages that a PaaS would provide. We don’t have an IaaS, and AWS isn’t a PaaS for SQL Server.

Let’s do it!

]]> By: Rob Sullivan https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2388 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:26:04 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2388 Thanks again. Perhaps it is time for me to create an AWS vs SQL Azure Death Match presentation…of course, I would have to get over my preconceptions and what fun would that be?

]]> By: Buck Woody https://thomaslarock.com/2011/03/sql-university-cloud-week/#comment-2387 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:09:27 +0000 http://thomaslarock.com/?p=5468#comment-2387 Rob – I tend not to use words like “ever” or always”. I don’t think you’ll find those in my posts.

Corruption should not be an issue, as we use three-way database mirrors, and torn pages and the like can be rebuilt from the mirror. Updates are handled incrementally, announced, and you’re given an option to test your systems (as we do). If you’re interested in these details, you can refer to the documentation on how it is handled.

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