The problem with SQL Azure is that it’s not named SQL Azure. It used to be named SQL Azure, but in May of 2012 Microsoft announced that after 2 years of branding efforts they were going to put all their eggs into the Windows Azure basket. In doing so, SQL Azure became known as SQL Database. … Read more
I’m throwing my money away. I know I am, and yet I still do it. It’s not a lot of money though. See, I pay for a services bundle (phone, internet, cable television) from the one-and-only provider for my town and I’m certain that I am not using every possible feature. For example, I have … Read more
When it comes to troubleshooting performance issues with SQL Server queries, you don’t need an advanced degree in rocket surgery.
Today I had another article go live over at SQL Server Pro. Here is a quick excerpt: I have been involved in virtualization projects for about ten years now. In that time I have had the opportunity to track my own list of best practice items. It’s a list I share freely with customers that … Read more
I met a man once who told me how he wanted to be a butcher but his hands weren’t steady enough. So, he decided to become a dentist instead. The man, of course, was my dentist. And he said those words as he started up his drill. Good times. I often think about that dentist … Read more
Backup or dump, which do you prefer to take? I have often referred to a database backup as a database dump. The reason for this goes back to an event that happened many years ago where the database backup files filled up a disk drive. As a result we were not able to recover data … Read more
