New Optimized OLTP and Data Warehousing SQL Server Images on Azure
Microsoft Azure continues to offer customers more reasons why Azure Virtual Machines are an ideal place to develop, test and run your SQL Server applications.
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New VM Images Optimized for Transactional and DW workloads in Azure VM Gallery
We are delighted to announce the release of new optimized SQL Server images in the Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Gallery. -
2014 winners: 24 Hours of PASS
Thank you to everyone who took the time to enter the contest #pass24hop Challenge! As always, we had a great time listening to such passionate community speakers. -
Azure SQL Database new service tiers now generally available
We are excited to announce that the new SQL Database service tiers, Basic, Standard, and Premium are now generally available. -
Announcing the PASS 24 HOP Challenge
Calling all data junkies! How smart are you? Want to get smarter? Play along with #pass24hop Challenge on Twitter starting at 5:00 AM PT Tuesday, September 9, 2014 to win a free Microsoft Exam Voucher! Simply watch 24 Hours of PASS and be the first to answer the question correctly. -
PASS Summit 2014 – Don’t miss the largest conference for SQL Server Professionals
Do you have the “Data Gene”? Preparations for PASS Summit 2014 in Seattle, Washington are well underway. -
SQL Server AlwaysOn Offering in Microsoft Azure Portal Gallery
We are excited to announce the release of a SQL Server AlwaysOn template in the Microsoft Azure Portal Gallery. -
Azure previews fully-managed NoSQL database and search services
I am pleased to announce previews of new NoSQL database and search services and the evolution of our Hadoop-based service. -
PASS Summit 2014: Inside the World’s Largest Gathering of SQL Server and BI Professionals
PASS VP of Marketing Denise McInerney – a SQL Server MVP and Data Engineer at Intuit – began her career as a SQL Server DBA in 1998 and attended her first PASS Summit in 2002. -
Transitioning from SMP to MPP, the why and the how
This blog post was authored by: Sahaj Saini, PM on the Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS) team. -
For proven in-memory technology without costly add-ons, migrate your Oracle databases to SQL Server 2014
Today, we are making available a new version of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA), a free tool to help customers migrate their existing Oracle databases to SQL Server 2014. -
Get started backing up to the cloud with SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool
If you’re considering backing up your SQL Server database to the cloud, there are many compelling reasons.
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