Tag Archives: Microsoft

The Subtle Push to the Cloud

Posted on April 29, 2014 by way0utwest

With SQL Server 2014 released, there’s the temptation to upgrade for many DBAs. However the licensing costs and debatable improvements in the product will temper the DBA’s enthusiasm with the reality of the ROI seen by management. While reading about … Continue reading →

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Lobbying for Change

Posted on April 8, 2014 by way0utwest

I ran across a note recently on Twitter from Adam Machanic. He wrote:  Just spent most of the day working through a subtle PK issue – 1 bad row out of 18M. Would have killed for this. The item in question … Continue reading →

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The Data Platform Vision

Posted on February 11, 2014 by way0utwest

Recently the Microsoft Data Platform blog published a piece on what drives Microsoft’s vision. It’s an interesting look at the ways in which data is being used in some businesses as well as the variety of types of situations that must … Continue reading →

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Regrets of the Last Decade

Posted on December 16, 2013 by way0utwest

Microsoft was never an exciting company to me as a kid. I grew up excited by Commodore with their GEOS, early Atari computers and consoles, and the original Macintosh computer. I was fascinated by Sun and Silicon Graphics workstations, running X … Continue reading →

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