Tag Archives: Microsoft

Announcing the Azure Data Community from Microsoft

Posted on February 17, 2021 by way0utwest

You can see an announcement from Buck Woody (b | t) of Microsoft on Data Exposed. Essentially, Microsoft is providing a number of free resources to help local user groups with their meetings. This is a fantastic way to support … Continue reading →

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The Pace of Data Platform Change

Posted on November 11, 2020 by way0utwest

I was watching Vicky Harp in the 2020 October GroupBy conference recently talking about her challenges of working with the SQL Server platform as it’s grown. It’s a good keynote, with Vicky noting that she started with SQL Server 2000 … Continue reading →

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The App Compatibility Promise

Posted on October 13, 2020 by way0utwest

I was listening to one of the Ignite keynotes, and I heard an executive say something about “if your app doesn’t work, we’ll help you fix it at no additional cost, or fix Windows.” I had stop and rewind and … Continue reading →

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The Build Book of News

Posted on May 23, 2020 by way0utwest

Every year Microsoft has held the Build conference for developers. I’ve been lucky enough to go a few times, and I was hoping to get the chance to attend again. With the pandemic, the entire event went virtual, and was … Continue reading →

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