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by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 2/18/2010 2:24:00 AM
Two short weeks have passed since the general availability of SQL Azure and the Windows Azure platform and our first Service Update (SU1) is live. Thank you for continuing to provide feedback; we are already incorporating some of it. In addition to a few bug fixes, we have added the following new features: Troubleshooting and Supportability DMVs Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) return state information that can be used to monitor the health of a database, diagnose problems, and tune per ...
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by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 2/10/2010 11:07:48 PM
Hi Folks, I’m happy to announce that SQL Azure is now available in our North Central US datacenter. Starting today, when creating a new SQL Azure server, there will now be four options in the region drop down - North Central US, South Central US, East Asia, and North Europe. Sorry for the short post. Bigger announcements coming soon.. -Dave ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 2/1/2010 11:41:00 PM
Starting today, customers and partners in countries across the globe will be able to launch their SQL Azure Database production applications and services with the support of the full Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Customers who have yet to upgrade their CTP accounts to paid commercial subscriptions are encouraged to do so at the earliest in order to maintain access to their accounts. SQL Azure Database CTP customers who have not upgraded their accounts will be able to keep using t ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 1/9/2010 3:17:36 AM
It’s been great to see the enthusiasm of people looking forward to using the entire Windows Azure Platform in Europe. I’m happy to announce that SQL Azure is now available in North Europe. Starting today, when creating a new SQL Azure server there will now be three options in the region drop down South Central US, East Asia, and North Europe. Any questions, just ask. -Dave ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 1/7/2010 10:09:35 PM
Hi Folks, Just a quick update that we just released the Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant 2008 for MySQL v1.0 CTP1. Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) 2008 is a toolkit that dramatically cuts the effort, cost, and risk of migrating from MySQL to SQL Server 2008 and SQL Azure. SSMA 2008 for MySQL v1.0 CTP1 provides an assessment of migration efforts as well as automates schema and data migration. The tool can be downloaded here. -Dave ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 1/4/2010 5:36:29 PM
SQL Azure Database ended the year on a high note and continues to experience major momentum with more than 13,000 accounts during the Community Technology Preview (CTP) phase. We are grateful for the feedback from the CTP users and to the 25 TAP customers. You can see how some of those customers are using SQL Azure. Upgrade today: Starting today you can upgrade your Community Technology Preview (CTP) accounts to paid commercial subscriptions. If you upgrade your CTP accounts during the month of ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 11/30/2009 4:52:54 PM
Hi Folks, Each and every time we are out speaking with customers, we always make sure we thank them for the incredible feedback they have given us. As I have said before, and will continue to say, it’s our awesome users that have shaped SQL Azure into the relational database service it is today. With that being said, we are looking for feedback. There are two ways you can go and provide us info on the features you want to see in the service. http://www.mygreatsqlazureidea.com – This is a g ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 11/11/2009 8:38:12 PM
Hi folks, As promised, here are the download links for SSMS in 32bit and 64bit flavors. The full download of SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP can be found here. I’ll post some walkthroughs of SSMS in the coming days. 6 days to PDC - W00t!!!! See you there, Dave ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 11/10/2009 2:45:48 PM
Hi Folks, Just a quick post to let you know that the long awaited build of SQL Server Management Studio with support for SQL Azure is available today for MSDN and TechNet subscribers and will be generally available for the rest of the world as of tomorrow. The download page can be found here. I will post a link to the tools only install when it becomes available tomorrow. This support is included as part of the November CTP release of SQL Server 2008 R2. This release not only includes SQL Azur ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 11/6/2009 5:05:49 PM
Hi Everyone, We received an inquiry earlier this week about a user who was trying to access the SQL Azure Portal and was unable to log in. I want to take a quick moment to respond broadly just incase anyone else had the same experience. There were no issues with the SQL Azure Database service this week. There was, however, an availability issue with the SQL Azure Portal while some configuration changes were being made in preparation for the launch of SQL Azure Database at PDC on November 17th. ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 11/1/2009 10:59:43 PM
This upcoming week, PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) will be holding its annual summit in Seattle, WA. The summit runs from November 2nd through the 5th and, as described on the website, provides: In-depth technical sessions all focused on SQL Server Unparalleled access to the industry’s top SQL Server experts and the Microsoft SQL Server development team Unique opportunity to network with your peers, share challenges, and get answers and advice Return to work with ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 10/29/2009 6:59:00 PM
In October 2008 at our Professional Developer Conference we opened the Community Technology Preview (CTP) for the Windows Azure platform (Windows Azure, SQL Azure and .NET Services). The CTP has been invaluable in terms of shaping many aspects of the Windows Azure platform. PDC 2009 is an exciting event for all of us who are working on the Windows Azure platform as it’s our opportunity to show you the work that we’ve done over the past year, including some brand new features. Concurrent w ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 10/14/2009 4:58:47 PM
A few short weeks ago we announced the SQL Azure Database August CTP. Since the announcement, tens of thousands in the community have signed up for the service and have provided us with a tremendous amount of positive feedback. Today, the SQL Azure Database October CTP (CTP 2) update is another major milestone as we get ready for the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) on November 17th - 20th, 2009. We are also excited to announce that this CTP represents the complete feature set that will ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 10/5/2009 7:02:14 PM
Hi Folks, Its almost conference season. Starting in November, we have SQL PASS, followed by Tech-Ed Europe and culminating with the launch of SQL Azure at PDC. Its going to be an exciting few weeks. Liam recorded a Channel 9 video along with Buck Woody and Michael Rys on the upcoming SQL PASS Summit. You can view the video here Here is the synopsis of the video: Join thousands of SQL Server & BI professionals at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle from Nov. 2 ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 9/18/2009 12:50:00 AM
We experienced a short blip in the availability of SQL Azure today and I wanted to post a quick note to let you know what happened. Inside of SQL Azure we have these automated monitoring tools called watchdogs. These watchdogs monitor every aspect of the system and if one of them notices that something is not functioning correctly, it raises an alert to our operations staff and will, depending on the issue type, start some sort of corrective maintenance. Shortly before noon (PDT) an alert was ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 8/24/2009 5:40:42 AM
One of the most important pieces of information a product team can get is an understanding of what people think about their product, and how they are using it. My question for you is…What do you think? How has your experience been thus far? We would love to know – the good and the bad. So please feel free to either post a comment or drop me an email (david.robinsonATmicrosoft.com). Also, don’t forget the SQL Azure documentation can be found here and the SQL Azure Getting Started forum is locat ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 8/18/2009 6:01:00 PM
Check out the free trial of Microsoft® SQL Azure Database Community Technology Preview (CTP). SQL Azure Database, a part of the Windows Azure platform, is a cloud-based database service built on Microsoft SQL Server technology. With SQL Azure organizations will benefit from a pay-as-you grow model with enterprise-class availability, data protection, scalability, and security. Also available as a CTP is the SQL Server Driver for PHP 1.1, which provides new capabilities for bui ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 8/11/2009 5:27:48 PM
Just a quick post. As I am sure some of you have noticed, the SQL Azure MSDN documentation is live and can be found here. This is an important milestone as we get ready for the upcoming CTP and go live later this year. The documentation should answer any questions you have, and if not feel free to let us know or post a question to the Getting Started forum located here. Speaking of the CTP, it will be here before you know it so go here and sign up to be notified when it is available and to get ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 7/10/2009 4:18:00 AM
Yesterday we announced a branding update to SQL Azure (formerly SQL Services). I think you will agree that our new name is a better fit. If you look across the Windows platform, you will see a consistent branding theme that runs the gamut from Windows Mobile on mobile devices, to Windows Client on the desktop, Windows Server as the leading server operating system and more recently Windows Azure as our soon to be released operating system in the cloud. SQL Data Services is now known as ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 3/20/2009 4:16:45 PM
Hi Everyone! This is Lev Novik, one of the architects on the SQL Data Services Team. We get a number of questions about whether or not we have abandoned or downgraded REST access to SDS, and if so, why. To summarize: not at all --- rather than abandoning REST, we intend to support it in precisely the ways and places where we believe most people want it. Allow me to explain. Consider an average (web) application today. Most often, it consists of a: client (often running in a browser), m ...
by davidrob via SQL Azure Team Blog on 3/10/2009 3:50:00 PM
Today we announced the details of our plans to accelerate the delivery of core relational database features as part of SDS. There has been quite a bit of buzz about SDS over the past couple weeks and it is great to be able to share the details more broadly. If we flash back about a year ago to Mix 08, Nigel Ellis got up on stage to introduce the community to SDS which, at the time, was a flexible entity based cloud database that you accessed using standard internet protocols. We made this ...
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