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Joey on SQL Server
While Fabric has improved in the year since its release, there are still some glaring issues with the platform.
11/19/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Expect the next generation of Microsoft's database platform to show up in preview sometime next year.
11/19/2024
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Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query."
10/29/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft is normally tight-lipped about Fabric's architecture, but it briefly bucked tradition earlier this month.
10/23/2024
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Security is everyone's job, but in a time when data is king, SQL Server admins play a more critical role than ever in their organizations' security postures.
10/15/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
The firehose of Microsoft Fabric announcements shows a once-clunky product finally hitting its stride. Here are the highlights.
09/27/2024
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SQL Server Expert Allan Hirt breaks down the hurdles organizations still face when keeping on top of patching and updates.
09/24/2024
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Automation can make IT's job a lot more simple when it comes to database management. All is needed is to take that first step.
09/12/2024
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A year after it was first unveiled, the Oracle Database@Azure infrastructure-as-a-service offering from Oracle and Microsoft is getting significant new capabilities.
09/10/2024
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Microsoft has a commanding lead in the analytics/business intelligence (ABI) space, buoyed by its hyperfocus on AI and the robust development of its Copilot brand.
06/25/2024
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Frenemies Oracle and Microsoft are combining their respective cloud platforms to give generative AI wunderkind OpenAI more room to innovate.
06/17/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's take a look at some of the bigger product and feature announcements made, and what it means for your enterprise database.
05/21/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.
05/15/2024
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Microsoft announced the general availability of the "activity logs" capability in Microsoft Graph, giving administrators more options to track user activity and identify patterns of potential misuse.
04/15/2024
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The inaugural Microsoft Fabric Community Conference took place last week in Las Vegas, Nev., giving attendees insights into the inner workings of Microsoft's data and AI plans -- what's in the works, what's now available, and what's still to come.
04/02/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
I've been playing around with the new Microsoft service, currently in preview and it's time to show off what it can do.
03/21/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
While Microsoft's latest offering, Fabric, is a viable option for many, it's not the only player out there.
01/12/2024
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's kick off 2024 by checking in with the current status of some of Microsoft's more popular database options, like Azure SQL Database, Azure Managed Instance and more.
01/04/2024
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Microsoft this week announced a free new Azure Expert Assessment option, currently at preview, to help organizations shift their workloads to Microsoft services.
11/29/2023
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Joey on SQL Server
Microsoft's latest offering will also continue the company's trend of strong AI integration hooks.
11/15/2023
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Joey on SQL Server
Let's break down performance metrics, cost considerations, and the ever-changing best practices of cloud storage and database solutions.
10/20/2023
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SQL Server expert Allan Hirt shares what database pros need to know about their core infrastructure.
10/18/2023
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Microsoft's Buck Woody breaks down how SQL Server is leveraging gen AI, and what skills you will need to stay competitive.
10/10/2023
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AvePoint on Tuesday announced Opus, its new artificial intelligence (Al)-based "information lifecycle management" solution, which works with Microsoft Office 365 and other services.
10/10/2023
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Microsoft's partners are now selling Extended Security Updates for SQL Server 2014 as of this month, per this announcement.
10/04/2023