Last time I introduced you to Windows Azure and some of the key features: pay as you go, scalability, and ease of use. These are the three key points I make when I start talking to business owners about why I like Azure, and how it can help their businesses. But before we try and…
Read More Migration to Windows Azure SQL Database: Step 1I’ve been presenting this presentation all year. I’ve tweaked it a little after each section. Funny thing is I never blogged that content… So I’d like to take the next few posts to share the content from those sessions in written form. Let’s jump right in. First, what is Azure? You’ll read and hear people…
Read More On-Premises To Azure MigrationIf you’ve seen my OnPrem to Azure presentation, then you know one of the two big reservations I had about windows azure was we couldn’t create a transactionally consistent backup of our Windows Azure SQL Database (WASD) instances. The other reservation was the lack of Active Directory integration in WASD instances. Well as of Last…
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