Tag Archives: hardware

The Ultimate Desk?

Posted on June 27, 2013 by way0utwest

I was wondering what this was when I saw it at the Microsoft Technology Center in Philadelphia at SQL Saturday #200. I sat in it, and thought it was pretty cool. Turns out it is an Emperor 1510. You can … Continue reading →

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PC Sales Declining

Posted on May 31, 2013 by way0utwest

About 3 or 4 years ago I was talking with my wife and a colleague of hers that worked in the mobile industry. This person and my wife thought that the mobile industry would explode, and it’s impact and expansion … Continue reading →

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Provisioning

Posted on May 24, 2013 by way0utwest

At a talk recently, the presenter talked about the time lag for an on-premises server to be installed and configured to be on the order of months. Not that many, but it could easily be six months. That seems crazy, … Continue reading →

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The Memory Cube

Posted on April 7, 2013 by way0utwest

How would you like memory in your SQL Server that’s 15 times as fast as your current DDR3 DRAM? I know I would, and since memory is often one of the things that can dramatically speed up, or hinder, SQL … Continue reading →

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