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How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences
Microsoft is modernizing SQL tools with AI, SSMS, Visual Studio Code, and DevOps features to boost productivity and future-proof development.
Innovation spotlight: How 3 customers are driving change with migration to Azure SQL
Learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance helps organizations move from legacy constraints to a scalable and secure AI-ready foundation.
Let’s Talk PASS Summit with Microsoft’s Conor Cunningham
As you know, the SQL Server event of the year, PASS Summit, is coming to Charlotte, North Carolina this October. The event promises a range
Register Before September 16th to Save on the Summit
PASS Summit 2013 is quickly approaching. The conference will take place October 15– 18th in Charlotte, NC – that’s just five weeks until the world’s
Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Jump Start–September 13th
If you’re already familiar with database fundamentals and you’ve worked with SQL Server, the Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases Jump Start course will help
Solving Session Management Database Bottlenecks with In-Memory OLTP
As we started working with early adopters on the SQL Server 2014 In-memory OLTP engine (project codenamed Hekaton) one of the first scenarios we ran
PASS Summit 2013 – Get the 411 on Sessions
Join community experts and Microsoft leaders October 15-18th at 2013 PASS Summit in Charlotte! Quentin Clark, VP of Microsoft’s Data Platform Group, is returning to
Training Opportunities at PASS Summit 2013 – Register Now!
Thomas LaRock is a Microsoft Certified Master, a SQL Server MVP, a VMWare vExpert, and a Microsoft Certified Trainer with over 15 years’ experience in
Improved Application Availability During Online Operations in SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2014 introduces enhancements to two common database maintenance operations namely Partition Switching and Online Index Rebuild which greatly increases enterprise application availability by
Watch Now – Faster Business Insights for All. Big Data. Small Data. All Data.
At Microsoft we believe that data, big and small, goes through a process or lifecycle called the Data Science Process, and is as relevant today
SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP: App Migration Scenario Leveraging the Integrated Approach
As we emphasized in the previous blogs, with other in-memory technologies in the market today you have to migrate the entire database to memory or
AlwaysOn Availability Groups Fully Supported on Windows Azure Infrastructure Services
We’re excited to announce that AlwaysOn Availability Groups are now fully supported on Windows Azure Infrastructure Services. Today we updated our official documentation indicating that
How Memory-Optimized Database Technology is Integrated into SQL Server 2014
SQL Server 2014 takes an integrated approach to in-memory database technology. In-Memory OLTP, which optimizes performance of OLTP workloads, is fully integrated in the core
Hardware Considerations for In-Memory OLTP in SQL Server 2014
In-Memory OLTP uses memory and disk in different ways than traditional disk-based tables. The performance improvement you will see with In-Memory OLTP depends the hardware