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All things SQL Server Related....
TechEd Australia 2012: Call for Topics is Live!
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8 days ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Planning for TechEd Australia 2012! is well underway, and this year I have the opportunity be technical track owner for the Database & BI track along with my colleagues Raja and Simon Brown. Teched wouldn’t be a success without great content from...
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Detailed SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Technical Guide Now Available
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9 days ago
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Shashank Pawar
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This document takes you through the essential technical details for planning and testing an upgrade of existing SQL Server 2005, 2008, and 2008 R2 instances to SQL Server 2012. You will be presented with best practices for preparation, planning, pre-upgrade...
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Optimizing SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint for Private Cloud - Business Intelligence White Paper
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29 days ago
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Shashank Pawar
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The managed self-service business intelligence (BI) capabilities of SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint Server 2010 make it easier than ever for business users to create and share rich, powerful BI solutions through familiar Microsoft Office applications,...
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My SQL Saturday Presentation on the HP Database Consolidation Appliance (DBCA)
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1 month ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Thank you to those who attended my SQL Saturday presentation last Saturday at Epping Boys High School. It was a very well organised event by Grant Paisley pictured below, enjoying the many boxes of pizza made available during the lunch break for attendees...
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What? You still think RAC is the answer for your high end database platform requirements even with SQL Server 2012 & SQL Azure now released! Time to think again
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1 month ago
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Shashank Pawar
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If you really have a requirement for scaling out your database workload today then an option that is available to you is the public cloud with SQL Azure. This enables you to future proof your architecture and manage the scale without the complexity and...
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Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is launching today, with evaluations available and general availability starting April 1.
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2 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Exciting news! SQL Server 2012 has released to manufacturing. You can download an evaluation of the product today and can expect general availability to begin on April 1 ( Note: This site is still getting updated, so try again tomorrow for the link to...
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PASS SQLSaturday’s hit Australia
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2 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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PASS SQLSaturday’s are free 1-day training events for SQL Server professionals that focus on local speakers, providing a variety of high-quality technical sessions, and making it all happen through the efforts of volunteers. Whether you're attending a...
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Reference Architecture for High Performance SQL Server
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3 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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HP and Microsoft engineering teams have worked together to create a reference architecture to Accelerate Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) database workloads with a fully-flash based HP/Microsoft architecture and achieve significant performance increases...
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Event: Microsoft Switched on Briefings 2012 - Optimising your Private Cloud to meet Application Business Demands
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3 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Designing a Private Cloud Strategy that meets Business Demands Your enterprise supports hundreds (or thousands) of applications to meet business demands- and as demand increases, so does the number of applications. This growth increases the cost...
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Excite your CxOs and Senior management by providing Microsoft BI on thier iPads
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4 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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With the December update to SharePoint 2010, you can now view your existing BI solutions in your SharePoint on your iPad devices that use the iOS 5 Safari browser. Users can view PerformancePoint scorecards, analytic charts and grids, Excel Services reports...
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Try out Power View in the comfort of your PC
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4 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Just in case you missed it over the holiday period, Pej from the SQL Server product team made available Power View over the Internet so you are able to interact and create your very own reports without having to install anything. All you need is a browser...
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Thinking about moving your database to the cloud
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4 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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To help you evaluate your SQL Server database(s) readiness to move onto our public offering – SQL Azure, we have made available a new experimental online service - SQL Azure Compatibility Assessment on SQL Azure Labs. This services checks compatibility...
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BigData! Hype or Reality?
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5 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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I have recently had the opportunity to present on the topic of BigData at several forums including the DW 2.0 Asia-Pac Summit and at the Microsoft Big Picture event. At both these events there were sceptics of BigData and as such I thought I might write...
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Upgrade Assistant for SQL Server 2012 now available
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5 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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The new Upgrade Assistant for SQL Server 2012 from our partner Scalability Experts is now available to download and use. It is a free web-downloadable tool. It performs application compatibility testing and detects potential functional and performance...
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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5 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support & custom during 2011 and wish you a happy and safe festive season, and a prosperous 2012! Look forward to working with you to make your database and BI dreams blossom with...
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Big Picture Review & some common questions about SQL Server 2012 Power View answered
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5 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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It has been a while since I have blogged and this has been due to my recent involvement with the Big Picture event that took place in Melbourne and Sydney. I was busy with the technical setup and developing a demo scenario for the Insights 24/7...
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SQL Server 2012 RC0 Available Now
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6 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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The SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC) is available now. It is the first release which is feature complete. The SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate delivers additional enhancements and capabilities built on the already robust CTP3: · Greater availability...
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Have you registered for the Big Picture Event?
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6 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Experience the future. NOW. Driven by the thought “Don’t tell me, SHOW ME!”, Microsoft brings you a complimentary annual event that allows you to explore first-hand cutting-edge and amazing Microsoft technology in action. Discover a theme park...
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Want to know more of our cool SQL Appliances??
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7 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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The product team has just put together the following Linked In discussion groups, so be sure to join them to keep updated on Microsoft SQL Server appliances, and allows you to network with your peers about these appliances. Get your questions answered...
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SQL PASS
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7 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Heading over to the US for the largest SQL Server conference in the world!!! – the SQL PASS Summit - http://www.sqlpass.org/summit/2011/ . I will keep you updated about the announcements made at the event - there are some great ones so stay tuned. Hope...
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BI: Excel Services Data Refresh Flowchart
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7 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Use this flowchart to better understand how Excel Services in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 refreshes data or to troubleshoot data connection errors from Excel Services. The Excel Services Data Refresh Flowchart shows the sequence of actions performed...
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Did someone say Pizza, Beer & some Denali Demos!!!
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8 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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I should have added one more thing and its FREE . If this is music to your ears then lock down the Tuesday, 27th September 2011 evening (5:30pm – 7:30pm) to come out to the recently re-furbished Microsoft Sydney offices – 1 Epping Rd, North Ryde. Details...
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See you at Teched Australia 2011
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9 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Tips & Tricks: SharePoint 2010 Performance Point Services–Reporting Services report settings
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9 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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I see this occur quite often and even I keep on repeating this mistake – when it comes to setting up the Report Server URL and Report URL properties for a Reporting Services based report (in SharePoint integrated mode) in Performance Point Services Dashboard...
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SQL Server Denali AlwaysOn–Q&A
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9 months ago
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Shashank Pawar
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Since the release of SQL Server Denali CTP3 I have been talking more and more to customers and partners about this release and one of its great new capability called AlwaysOn. The AlwaysOn feature basically provides an easy way for DBAs to enable High...
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