Tag Archives: Microsoft

SQL Saturday NYC 2023! A Success!

SQL Saturdays are an amazing, volunteer-led, conference held in various cities. The NYC 2023 SQL Saturday was great! Continue reading

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MySQL on Microsoft Azure

Microsoft has the community edition of mysql available as a platform service for you to run your mission critical workloads while alleviating administrative overhead Continue reading

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Azure SQL Vulnerability Assessment

The goal of this post is to show Azure SQL Database, and how the vulnerability scans available can help you baseline security, and how to remediate one of the items. Azure SQL Database is a great way to host your … Continue reading

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Linkedin learning and Teams: Working remotely

I wanted to share some resources to help businesses out in this day and age. These links are both about managing and working remotely, as well as using Teams to facilitate videoconferencing. I have a previous post as well for … Continue reading

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How to choose a cloud relational database when you know SQL Server

When choosing to migrate applications into Azure, many organizations want to reduce the burden of patching and maintenance. Going towards platform as a service (PaaS) helps in this journey. If you have some control over the code used in the … Continue reading

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10 years of people and technology: What did I learn?

How a technical support professional evolved into a speaker, mentor, and key hiring decision maker. Continue reading

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What are Azure Hybrid Use Benefits and License Mobility for SQL Server and Windows?

DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT A LEGAL DOCUMENT FOR MICROSOFT LICENSING. CONTACT YOUR LICENSING SPECIALIST OR RESELLER OR MICROSOFT DIRECTLY.   Since 2012, Microsoft has sold Enterprise SQL Server licenses per core, 4 core minimum (The old processors became 4 cores … Continue reading

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SQL Saturday Boston BI: Migrate to Azure

I will be talking at SQL Saturday Boston BI 2019 about migrating a SaaS application to the cloud, and the business and technical challenges. Continue reading

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SQL Saturday Events – Yes, you should go

What are SQL Saturdays? Basically, a day of free training by qualified and enthusiastic people, surrounding the Microsoft data platform! Free? Yes. Sometimes the events charge for lunch. Know that the speakers generally are working on their own dime. Also, … Continue reading

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Microsoft for Healthcare Innovation Awards

The winners of the 2019 Microsoft for Healthcare Innovation Awards were announced at HIMSS19. Each year, the awards acknowledge health and life sciences organizations and their technology solution partners innovating with a Microsoft-based solution. Award Category:  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning … Continue reading

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