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Tag Archives: SQL Azure
Starting with Azure
I’ve been meaning to do this, and I finally had the chance recently to start working with Azure. Red Gate is investing in cloud tools, and more development tools, so it’s something I need to work on. I went to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged administration, SQL Azure, sql server, syndicated
The Platform Problem
I really like the idea of Azure providing a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for applications to be built on. As I’ve evolved in my career, I’ve learned I prefer not to manage individual machines or deal with the complexities of configuring anything … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged Cloud Computing, Microsoft, SQL Azure
An Azure Outage
There was a Windows Azure outage on Feb 29, which resulted in the management service being down for about 8 hours. The actual virtual machines that most customers had were unaffected, but the ability to perform management functions was down for … Continue reading
Azure is Down
I saw a note about an outage on Windows Azure, apparently one that’s been going on for seven hours. Once again it seems that February 29 has struck again with a computer issue, and it makes me worry that if … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Cloud Computing, SQL Azure, syndicated
NewSQL Can Save the World
Michael Stonebraker, a database pioneer and researcher, recently said that Facebook’s implementation of MySQL was “a fate worse than death,” and they ought to rewrite their entire infrastructure. I think that analogy is a bit extreme. That statement also shows me … Continue reading
A SQL Azure Customer
Not me, though I’m not necessarily against Azure in principle. I had a friend ask me for a SQL Server hosting provider the other day, saying they had built a web front end, and had a web host, but were … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged SQL Azure, syndicated
Real World SQL Azure
Worthy of an editorial, but this is a pretty good use-case for why SQL Azure might make sense. This is a business where clients pay by the use of software there needs to be distributed data center access there’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged SQL Azure, sql server, syndicated
The Cloud is Nothing Special
This week Steve talks about cloud computing, and the fact that a lot of what the cloud does is no big deal. But it can be helpful to IT professionals. Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged Cloud Computing, SQL Azure, SQLServer
The DBA Financial Analyst
Will DBAs need to perform more complex financial analysis of the options they consider when building and tuning software systems? Steve Jones thinks it might be a skill needed in cloud computing. Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged career, Performance, SQL Azure
