In part 9 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the new features and functionality built into Azure which can help SQL DBs reduce IT and Developer management time. [1:44] Explain the new tier model for both performance/capacity and new capabilities? [9:40] Let’s chat about the real time monitoring…

In part 8 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the investments made to Azure VMs which improve SQL Server performance, scalability and reduce maintenance and management efforts. [2:52] What are the critical aspects of running SQL server in Azure VMs? [5:40] What are the main configuration options? [16:44]…

Continuing our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts welcomes Sergeyt Pustovit and Mostafa Elhemali to the show as they discuss Big Data on Azure. Tune in as they go in depth on Storage, Management and Analytics as they touch upon how each component is supported and affected on Azure. [2:10] What are the key…

In part 6 of our Data in the Cloud series, Dan Stolts and Silvano Coriani discuss the roles of DBAs and how they can support cloud investments from data design strategies and workloads to the key critical factors that should be considered when moving to the cloud. [2:16] Is the DBA role changing when moving…