Performance Guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines
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View ArticleTechEd North America 2013 Editor’s Choice: SQL Server
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View ArticleSharePoint on IaaS
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View ArticleCleansing your customer data using Dun & Bradstreet DQS service
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View ArticleIntroducing Multi-Factor Authentication on Windows Azure
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View ArticleGetting Started with Microsoft Big Data, Hive and HDInsight Jump Start
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View ArticleMaximizing Throughput with TVPs
Author: Steve Howard Technical Reviewers: Silvano Coriani, Sanjay Mishra, James Podgorski, Mark SimmsIntroductionThis technical note looks at considerations of whether to use the SqlBulkCopy, or Table...
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View ArticlePie in the Sky (June 14, 2013)
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View Article50 Percent of Fortune 500s Using Windows Azure
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View ArticleWindows Azure Community News Roundup (Edition #68)
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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