Roger Doherty's Windows Azure Blog
Work blog for Roger Doherty, Sr. Program Manger, SQL Server Customer Experience Team
The Top 10 Things to Know When Running SQL Server Workloads on Windows Azure VMs
Greetings to my friends from SQL Server and BI land. About 18 months ago I hung up my evangelist hat...
Date: 06/04/2013
Trust Services Lab Refresh Coming July 9th
I just got notified that a refresh of the Trust Services Lab is due out on July 9th 2012. For...
Date: 07/05/2012
Windows Azure Virtual Machine is Here!
On June 7, 2012 in San Francisco, Scott Guthrie encouraged the world to Meet the New Windows Azure ....
Date: 06/07/2012
They’re Here! SQL Server 2012 Early Adoption Cook Book Videos!
That’s right, just in time for SQL Server 2012 launch madness, every single presentation and demo...
Date: 03/08/2012
SQL Server 2012 on the SQL Down Under Podcast
My colleague Greg Low asked me to join him for the latest episode of the SQL Down Under podcast to...
Date: 12/22/2011
New SQL Server 2012 Labs and Presentations Available
We just shipped a whole bunch of new content for the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit and you...
Date: 11/06/2011
New and Updated SQL Azure Labs Available
We just shipped a whole batch of new SQL Azure content in the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit –...
Date: 10/31/2011
Essential SQL Server for DevConnections Attendees
Tuesday 11/1/2011 is a big day for SQL Server 2012. The SQL Server engineering team will be in...
Date: 10/31/2011
Looking for a killer SQL Server 2012 demo?
Well look no further! I’m pleased to announce that the MySemanticSearch Sample is now...
Date: 10/26/2011
New SQL Server 2012 and SQL Azure Presentations Available
I’m pleased to announce that the following presentations have been added to the SQL Server 2012...
Date: 10/17/2011
Learn SQL Server 2012 Development Now!
If you want to learn how to develop database and business intelligence solutions that fully exploit...
Date: 10/11/2011
Check Out Episode 2 of DataBound
One of my favorite new features of SQL Server Code Name “Denali” is known as Semantic Search which...
Date: 10/04/2011
Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Content Updates
We’ve just finished refreshing the following content assets to support Windows 7 SP1 and Windows...
Date: 06/07/2011
Download the May 2011 Update of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Developer Training Kit
The May 2011 Update release of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit is...
Date: 06/02/2011
Check Out DataBound on Channel 9
If you are a database or BI developer, I’d like to invite you to tune into a new show on...
Date: 06/02/2011
Enabling Great Self-Service Reporting and Analytics Experiences
No matter how many high quality reports you develop, your users will always want more. They may want...
Date: 05/03/2011
Learn Data Mining Development Today!
Developers are good at building database applications that collect a lot of data, but what are you...
Date: 04/15/2011
Learn Dashboard Development Now!
Dashboards are a fundamental component of any performance management solution, and SharePoint 2010...
Date: 04/08/2011
What You Need To Know About Data-tier Applications (DAC Fx)
The Data-tier Application Framework (DAC Fx) was introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2 as part of an...
Date: 04/07/2011
Dependency Checker Fix for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
This post is for users of the following training kits and training courses: SQL Server 2008 R2...
Date: 04/05/2011
Access SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Cube Data With Familiar Tools
Now that you understand how to design and query Analysis Services cubes, this eighth unit in the SQL...
Date: 03/29/2011
Learn MDX Query Development
Now that you understand the fundamentals of SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services cube design,...
Date: 03/15/2011
Learn SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Development
Developers worldwide use SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services to build comprehensive,...
Date: 03/09/2011
SQL Insights PreCon at TechEd North America 2011
Are you planning on attending TechEd North America 2011 in Atlanta? If so I’d like to...
Date: 03/03/2011
Learn SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Publishing and Access Techniques
Now that you understand how to develop reports, the next step is to understand how to publish and...
Date: 02/25/2011
PHP on Windows and SQL Server Training Kit February 2011 Update
Hey PHP and MySQL developers, did you ever wonder how to take full advantage of Windows, IIS and SQL...
Date: 02/23/2011
Learn SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Development
Do you need to develop rich, interactive reports as an integrated part of a business intelligence...
Date: 02/22/2011
SQL Azure Reporting CTP
Hey SQL Server Reporting Services developers, have you ever wished you could deliver Reporting...
Date: 02/17/2011
Learn SQL Server 2008 R2 Integration Services Now
Check it out developers, today we published the third unit in the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business...
Date: 02/11/2011
SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course
Today I’m pleased to announce the SQL Server 2008 R2 Business Intelligence Training Course...
Date: 02/06/2011
SQL Server 2008 R2 Update For Developers Training Kit – January 2011 Update
Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update For Developers...
Date: 01/18/2011
Brute Force Migration of Existing SQL Server Databases to SQL Azure
This post is intended for those who are already familiar with SQL Server and want to get started...
Date: 09/07/2010
SQL Server Migration Assistant for MySQL v1.0 Ships
Okay MySQL developers, do you know what you’ve been missing out on? Microsoft SQL Server...
Date: 08/13/2010
Running WordPress on Windows, SQL Server and SQL Azure
My fellow evangelist Zach Owens has been busy these days evangelizing SQL Server as a great platform...
Date: 06/22/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit – June 2010 Update
Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers...
Date: 06/14/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit – April 2010 Update
Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers...
Date: 04/12/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit – March 2010 Update 2
Today I’m pleased to announce the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers...
Date: 03/26/2010
SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit – March 2010 Update
In my previous post I announced the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers...
Date: 03/02/2010
Announcing the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers Training Kit
I’m pleased to announce that the first release of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Update for Developers...
Date: 02/03/2010
PDC ‘09 Business Intelligence Workshop Announced
I just wanted to spread the word that I recruited Andrew Brust to deliver the first-ever PDC...
Date: 08/28/2009
Announcing the SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit
I’m pleased to announce that the SQL Server 2008 Developer Training Kit is available as a free...
Date: 05/12/2009
March Madness On Demand: Data Collection Service Architecture
In my previous post I talked about how we used SQL Server 2008 Service Broker to improve the...
Date: 04/15/2009
VSTS Database Edition GDR Feedback Vote Request
If you use the Microsoft® Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR and SQL Server CLR...
Date: 02/26/2009
Feedback 101: How Microsoft Works (Sometimes...)
As a SQL Server Technical Evangelist I have a lot of customers. My internal customers include the...
Date: 02/26/2009