The cookbook describes various approaches you can use to migrate an on-premises SQL Server database to the latest Azure SQL Database Update (V12). The cookbook can be viewed and downloaded here . This latest Azure SQL Database Update (V12) brings near...

SQL Server 2005 is approaching the end of its support on April 12, 2016 . With end of support, security updates and hotfixes are no longer available from Microsoft. So there’s never been a better time to upgrade and benefit from the dramatic performance...

Thank you for the great in-memories this year with SQL Server 2014 and Power ful insights. It got a little unstructured but it was good to know Polybase was there to make it easy. With Ozure coming online everyone can relax this holiday season knowing...

The PowerBI Update preview is now available at - http://powerbi.com/dashboards/tour . You can experience the new self-service BI solution. The preview is available for customers with a US address. New country support will be coming in months. Existing...

To attain a smooth and trouble-free upgrade to SQL Server 2014, you must plan for the upgrade and address the complexities of your application.This document takes you through the essential technical details for planning and testing an upgrade of existing...