Accidental DBA Tip One of the most important tasks of an Accidental DBA is to assure that access to your database is set correctly. Developers naturally build applications using the least restrictions possible when connecting and manipulating a database so that they can rapidly develop applications. Often they use an account to connect to the database server having administrative privileges. […]
Author: Ben Taylor
Cloud Integration
Cloud Integration For many companies Cloud technologies make sense for many different reasons. Some need the elasticity of the Cloud (the ability to scale up or down with little or no effort). Some simply need the Cloud to reduce the need for technical resources. Regardless of your reasons for entering the Cloud, it doesn’t always meet all of your needs. […]
Cloud Integration
Cloud Integration For many companies Cloud technologies make sense for many different reasons. Some need the elasticity of the Cloud (the ability to scale up or down with little or no effort). Some simply need the Cloud to reduce the need for technical resources. Regardless of your reasons for entering the Cloud, it doesn’t always meet all of your needs. […]
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB Recently I have been looking at the DynamoDB from Amazon. This is a new offering that at the time of the document in the previous link, was still in beta. I am not sure of the current state. This is a NoSQL engine having much of the elasticity of MS Azure. A pay as you go model allows […]
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon DynamoDB Recently I have been looking at the DynamoDB from Amazon. This is a new offering that at the time of the document in the previous link, was still in beta. I am not sure of the current state. This is a NoSQL engine having much of the elasticity of MS Azure. A pay as you go model allows […]
REST – OData vs. GData
New SSWUGtv Show Avoiding surprises with your SQL Server configuration… who is changing what? Raj Sabhlok of ManageEngine on the show to talk about more holistic monitoring of your servers, plus Laura Rose with time management tips. [Watch the Show] REST – OData vs. GData Are these two different protocols really the same thing? As you may know, the intention […]
REST – OData vs. GData
New SSWUGtv Show Avoiding surprises with your SQL Server configuration… who is changing what? Raj Sabhlok of ManageEngine on the show to talk about more holistic monitoring of your servers, plus Laura Rose with time management tips. [Watch the Show] REST – OData vs. GData Are these two different protocols really the same thing? As you may know, the intention […]
Is the Itanium Dead?
Is the Itanium Dead? Today we have a few responses from readers regarding the editorial from last Friday where I reviewed the Intel white paper demonstrating benchmarks using the E7 Series chip. David: While all you said was pretty true about the closed Itanium marketplace. I would have to say it is a sad day that I knew was coming. […]
Is the Itanium Dead?
Is the Itanium Dead? Today we have a few responses from readers regarding the editorial from last Friday where I reviewed the Intel white paper demonstrating benchmarks using the E7 Series chip. David: While all you said was pretty true about the closed Itanium marketplace. I would have to say it is a sad day that I knew was coming. […]
Does Intel Set the Nail in the Itanium Coffin?
Does Intel Set the Nail in the Itanium Coffin? Intel recently released a pdf white paper targeting management with benchmarks regarding the Intel E7 chip family performance. Based on their benchmarks, the E7 is now performing well enough to compete with the RISC predecessor allowing customers a broader range of hardware and vendors. Intel states “Deploying Microsoft SQL Server* 2008 […]