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I've so far not seen any article on why anyone should use SQL Azure so I thought it is time someone writes about that. This article is an introduction to why you might be interested in a cloud database and a summary of the differences compared to...
This article is a follow up to my earlier article with tips on SQL Azure. Data-tier applications (DACs) There are two main options on how to deploy your database solutions to SQL Azure, unless you want to do it manually. These options are to use Data...
Want to learn about SQL Azure? I will present the differences compared to "ordinary" SQL Server and what you as a developer or database administrator need to know to successfully move to SQL Azure. I will also give a guided tour on hour to get...
What is the cost of storage for your SQL Azure database objects? You can easily check that our with the following script: SELECT object_name ( t1 . object_id ) 'Object' , t2 . name 'Index' , SUM ( reserved_page_count ) * 8192 'bytes'...
There was a discussion about a year ago on Swedish blogs about why developers don't adopt new methods and technologies and whether these are bad developers or not. It was also discussed if this was because of managers who don't give the developers...
"Project Houston" is the new user interface for SQL Azure. If you have tried SQL Azure you know that the user interface on the web portal is very brief. You can't do almost anything from there (except create new database and setup security...
In this blog post I'd like to share some of my experience working with SQL Azure so far. First a background on what SQL Azure really is and then I will give you some of my tips and tricks. What is SQL Azure Microsoft SQL Azure Database is a cloud...
I submitted today my contribution to the Swedish Windows Azure Developer Challenge . It's an application, Nyhetskoll , where you can automatically monitor the Swedish newssites for keywords (such as persons, companies or your interests). The application...