Tag Archives: Microsoft

The Redmond Agenda

Posted on June 27, 2012 by way0utwest

  TechEd was recently held in Orlando, and I watched a few highlights of the event remotely from the ranch in Colorado. One thing was quite apparent from the coverage is that the cloud is very important to Microsoft. They’ve … Continue reading →

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The Avalanche Upgrade

Posted on June 4, 2012 by way0utwest

Reprinted from Database Weekly. This year, 2012, is quite a year for Microsoft. We saw SQL Server 2012, Systems Operations Center 2012, and released earlier this year. Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 are due for release later this year. … Continue reading →

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The Face of BI for SQL Server

Posted on January 20, 2011 by way0utwest

Donald Farmerannounced recently that he was leaving Microsoft for QlikView. For many people, Donald has been the face of BI for Microsoft. His many talks on all aspects of the platform have entertained and informed thousands of SQL Server professionals … Continue reading →

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Community Direction

Posted on September 22, 2010 by way0utwest

When Microsoft implemented Connect, I thought it was a great idea. It was a way for real users to submit bugs, and others to see those bugs, voting on them if they thought they were important. It would help Microsoft … Continue reading →

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