Author Archives: George Walters
SQL Saturday! Albany July 29, 2017 – Come and learn Databases and BI!
SQL Saturdays are free training events, put on by volunteers who deliver great content to you, the audience, all around Microsoft SQL Server, and surrounding technologies. Continue reading
Power BI: Pro Versus Premium
I have been sharing Power BI with customers for some time now. A quick tour is here. At a high level, Power BI lets you pull together one or more data sources, and create visualizations that are interactive. With our … Continue reading
Why migrate from Oracle to SQL Server? Especially in a hybrid scenario?
There are reasons why customers ask to get off of Oracle, and onto Microsoft SQL Server. This article has a few links to help educate you. Continue reading
Compliance and Security in Microsoft SQL Server 2012-2016
I present often to user groups and SQL Saturdays. One topic which seems popular is the ability to secure and gain compliance in SQL Server. This presentation is best delivered by myself or someone from Microsoft, with authority on the … Continue reading
Azure (and SQL) Patterns and Practices
Customers ask for, and NEED, guidance and patterns for deploying into Azure (And SQL). Patterns and Practices are written down, and created by the AzureCAT team, who help customers do cutting-edge deployments on Azure! Feel free to use this link, to help … Continue reading
SQL 2016 SP1! Do you ever need SQL Enterprise again? (tl;dr, yes)
With much fanfare, SQL 2016 SP1 was released! (Please read these release notes in depth before testing and deploying!) The original blog post talks about PROGRAMMABILITY features and post RTM+CU2 enhancements added in. “SQL Server 2016 SP1 also includes all the … Continue reading
Virtualization of SQL Server
I get the following question often from my enterprise customers. “Does Microsoft support clustering (of windows and sql) on top of VMWare?” There is a “Yes-but” approach to this. In 2007, Microsoft came out with the “Server Virtualization Validation Program” … Continue reading
Public Speaking – You can do it!
The value of public speaking is tremendous. If you cringed already, this post may be for you. I grew up last of three, and was the “Baby”. Others spoke for me, and defended me. When I got to college, I … Continue reading
What big companies use Microsoft SQL Server?
I had a customer ask me “I cannot find customer examples of large companies that use Microsoft SQL Server“. I of course laughed, as I work in the Enterprise space for the US Northeast district. I might know some large companies … Continue reading
Going the distance
How far will you go? Are you willing to change your boundaries to make a difference? I am talking about physical distance, and how being accommodating to it can improve your career. When I was young, the 8 miles to … Continue reading
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