Why AWS and Azure Benchmarks Don’t Matter to Me
Last October I wrote a review of the Gigaom SQL Transactional Processing Price-Performance test. That post references the original data warehouse test also published by Gigaom. I believe both Gigaom...
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Updated Analytics and Big Data Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Building upon my earlier post, today I want to share with you the updated graphic and links for the analytics and big data services offered by Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. It is my hope...
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Updated Data Services Comparison: AWS vs. Azure
Last year I wrote a post comparing the data services offered by both AWS and Microsoft Azure. Well, there’s been some changes since, so it was time to provide an updated graphic and links. Since both...
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Quantum Computing Will Put Your Data at Risk
“Too many secrets.” – Martin Bishop One of the pivotal moments in the movie Sneakers is when Martin Bishop realizes that they have a device that can break any encryption methodology in the world. Now...
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Why I’m Not Worried About Skynet
I’m 98% confident if you ask three data scientists to define Artificial Intelligence (AI), you will get five different answers. The field of AI research dates to the mid-1950s, and even earlier when...
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Cloud Vampires
I don’t want to alarm you, but your cloud is infested with vampires. No, not the kind who wear fashionable cloaks. I’m talking about vampire resources. These are the cloud resources you’ve created but...
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No, You Don’t Need a Blockchain
The hype around blockchain technology is reaching a fever pitch these days. Visit any tech conference and you’ll find more than a handful of vendors offering blockchain. This includes Microsoft, IBM,...
View ArticleHas Your Data Gone Rogue?
Rogue data is data that is either maintained outside of, or has simply left, the control and security measures used by your company. I have yet to meet any data professional that is comfortable with...
View ArticleQ&A From My Azure Webinar With Scott Klein
Recently (OK, on July 23rd, 2014 to be exact) I co-presented a webinar with Scott Klein (blog | @SQLScott) titled “Know Before You Go: SQL Server on Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines“. It was a repeat...
View ArticleMicrosoft Azure SQL Database Data Compression
Back in March there was an announcement that data compression was available for Microsoft Azure SQL Database (MASD). This was met with much rejoicing. You can read more about the announcement here. Oh,...
View ArticleThe Problem With SQL Azure
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...
View ArticleThe Top 5 SQL Server Features You Aren’t Using And Why
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...
View ArticleChoosing The Cloud Solution Provider That’s Right For You
It’s hard to talk architecture these days without a mention of the Cloud finding it’s way into the conversation. Everyone wants to know “is the Cloud right for me?” Unfortunately a lot of people have...
View ArticleHOW TO: Connect To A Windows Azure VM Using SQL Server Management Studio
In 2013, right before I was helping to deliver a precon seminar at TechEd on Windows Azure SQL Database, Microsoft made available the ability for customers to use virtual machines running in Windows...
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Seven Tips For Solving the Accidental DBA Problem
No one sets out to become a DBA. Nobody. Well, there was that one kid who wanted to be our summer intern, but I’m fairly certain he was just saying that to get a job at the time. Truth be told, I did...
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Doing it Wrong: Database Mirroring
Just a quick post for some Friday fun. If you want to know how to do database mirroring right, start with this MSDN link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189852.aspx And if you are thinking...
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Internet of Things: The Data is Coming From Inside the House
It’s the classic twist in horror stories from 40 (or more) years ago, back in a time when most homes only had one phone line and the idea of calling your own home was something reserved only for...
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The Five DBA Food Groups
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the USA. It’s a day where we are supposed to be thankful for what we have been given and instead we mostly use it as an excuse to eat obscene amounts of food, watch 10...
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What I’m Bringing To PASS Summit 2014
Tomorrow I fly West to Seattle, heading to the Microsoft MVP Summit for Sunday and Monday followed by the PASS Summit on Tuesday through Friday. I usually try to write some type of Summit preview post...
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Do You Make These 5 Database Design Mistakes? [SLIDESHOW]
A while back I wrote a post on the five database design mistakes you don’t want to make. I always meant to build slides for the post but never seemed to have the time. I finally found a few odd moments...
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