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Pie in the Sky (May 17, 2013)
How many people are going to see Star Trek this weekend? I'd like to, but there's lots of family stuff going on this weekend here, so maybe next weekend. If you're stuck at home (or don't like Star...
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Windows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #66)
Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure.Here is what we pulled together for the past...
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Cumulative Update #11 for SQL Server 2008 SP3
Dear Customers, The 11 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 11 contains all the hotfixes...
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Now Available: HDP for Windows from Hortonworks
Today Hortonworks announced the general availability of Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for Windows, the industry’s first 100 percent Open Source Apache Hadoop-based distribution for Windows. The beta...
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Cross-Post: Microsoft announces major expansion of Windows Azure services in...
Editor's Note: The following is a post from Satya Nadella, President of the Server & Tools Business at Microsoft.As the worldwide demand for cloud computing continues to grow, so does Windows...
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12 Fantastiques - EP9 - Montée en charge à la demande
Le 3ème pilier de SQL Server 2012 introduit la notion de « Cloud sur mesure ». Mais que signifie-t-elle ?Pour nous, leCloud sur mesure renvoie à l'informatique d’entreprise hybride : vous bénéficiez de...
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Self-Service BI with the Microsoft Data Explorer Preview for Excel 2013: 5...
Using a variety of data sources has been a daunting task for mere mortals. Now, with the Data Explorer add-in for Excel, you don’t need to be a super hero to unlock data gems. The Microsoft Data...
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Conor vs. SQLBits Spring 2013 Nottingham
(finally done with travel and work stuff long enough to post up my slide deck :)) I could safely say that I have never been introduced by Robin Hood at one of my talks. I always have so much fun at...
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Conor vs. SQL Azure Parallel Query
(The official name is Windows Azure SQL Database, but since SQL Database is hard to search for, I included SQL Azure up in the title). One question I got from my recent trip was around query...
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Automating SharePoint Deployments in Windows Azure using PowerShell
Editor's Note: The following is a post from Michael Washam, Senior Program Manager for Windows Azure.SharePoint has proven to be one of the most popular Microsoft workloads running on Windows...
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Conor vs. SQL Azure Optimizer Hotfix Traceflag 4199
Another question: Does Windows Azure SQL Database (aka SQL Azure) run with or without the optimizer hotfix traceflag (4199) from normal SQL Server? Answer: It currently does NOT run with 4199...
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Cross-Post: Microsoft Takes Botnet Threat Intelligence Program to the Cloud;...
Protecting people is at the forefront of the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit’s fight against cybercrime. When we launched the Project MARS (Microsoft Active Response for Security) program in 2010 to...
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Windows Azure Node.js SDK Filters
One of the features of the Windows Azure SDKs that I haven't seen a lot of talk about is retrying operations. Most of the SDKs provide the ability to retry an operation in the event of a transient, or...
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WCF Data Services 5.5.0 Release
WCF Data Services 5.5.0 has officially been released! The 5.5.0 release will be another NuGet-only release as we did not make any updates to the Visual Studio tooling.What is in the release:This...
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Upgrade and Update Guide for AlwaysOn Availability Groups published!
The upgrade/update guide for availability group servers is now live on MSDN.Upgrade and Update of Availability Group Servers with Minimal Downtime and Data LossIt shows how to upgrade/update to any...
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Play on Twitter to Enter the Daily SQL Server Answer & Question Challenge and...
How much do you know about SQL Server, really? Test your knowledge andplay our daily SQL Server A & Q Challenge on Twitter to find out and earn a chance to win a PowerStick (ARV $75)! To kick off...
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Get Ready for TechEd North America 2013
TechEd North America takes place next week, June 3rd – 6th in New Orleans, Louisiana. While the city promises good times, gumbo and Po boys, you can expect a whole lot of technical goodness to come...
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Windows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #67)
Welcome to the newest edition of our weekly roundup of the latest community-driven news, content and conversations about cloud computing and Windows Azure.Here is what we pulled together for the past...
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Cumulative Update #4 for SQL Server 2012 SP1
Dear Customers, The 4 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2012 SP1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 4 contains all the SQL Server 2012 SP1 hotfixes...
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Pie in the Sky (May 31, 2013)
It looks like it is going to be super hot this weekend, and the fabled Southern US humidity is starting to kick in too. Might be time to go visit my friends in the mountains! :) Hopefully you are...
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