Tag Archives: Microsoft

A True Lift and Shift

Posted on March 26, 2018 by way0utwest

Microsoft bought a data center. That’s not news, after all, they’ve been building and buying data centers for some time as they look to expand their Azure footprint, as well as continue to power their own internal systems. As they’ve grown, they’ve also learned … Continue reading →

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Decouple the Tools

Posted on March 5, 2018 by way0utwest

For years, SQL Server included a complete set of add-ons with the main product. We got SSIS, SSRS, and more as part of an integrated installation. This also included things like Books Online and various tools, such as Profiler, bcp, … Continue reading →

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Creating a Books Online Pull Request

Posted on January 3, 2018 by way0utwest

One of the neat things at Microsoft did last year was put Books Online in GitHub. This is in the MicrosoftDocs org under the sql-docs repo. The organization is a bit funny, but once you get used to it, you … Continue reading →

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Voting for Change

Posted on September 15, 2017 by way0utwest

Microsoft does listen to us. They’ve made a number of changes in SQL Server 2016/2107 in response to community votes and requests. The main way to make these is through Connect, though keep in mind that lots of items get filed, … Continue reading →

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