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Exploring Azure Storage for SQL Server DBAs – Part 2

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Managed Disks have simplified way that Azure storage interacts with the users' virtual machines, thanks to the way that it eliminates the need to deal with the Storage Account. It is now easier to add new disks to a virtual machine, either in PowerShell or via the portal. The Storage Spaces feature in Windows Server can be used to aggregate disks together and obtain higher levels of performance. Joshua Feierman explains how to do it all.

2017-05-05

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Exploring Azure Storage for SQL Server DBAs

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If you need to run SQL Server in an Azure Virtual Machine, your choice of Azure storage will have a great effect on its performance. If performance is important, you are likely to discover complications and barriers in the storage options when you come to provision the server. If you get it wrong, you could end up with an expensive service. Joshua explains the value of using a lab environment to allow you to make well-informed VM storage decisions when the time comes to provision your production system.

2017-03-09

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Multiple Column Join

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Ok hopefully this question won't be too long! I have 3 tables that I am joining.  directory (contains id,company name,city id,state id,country id (city/state/countryid refences to xref table's id with a description of what it is (chicago,illinois,USA) directory_role (contains directory_roletype_id which is a reference of what the directory entry is (shipper,customer,etc) in the xref table.)  This is their relationshipsdirectory.id =directory_role.diretory_id, xref.id = directory.city_id, directory.state_id,directory.country_id and […]

2004-12-23

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