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Friday, November 13, 2009 7:36 AM

What is SQL Azure Database?

Hi Folks, Quick post…We have posted a new “ What is SQL Azure Database ” video. It gives a great, high-level overview of the service. Check it out here . Dave
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:38 PM

SQL Server Management Studio R2 CTP download links

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,
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 6:45 AM

SQL Server Management Studio Support for SQL Azure!!!

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.
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Friday, November 06, 2009 9:05 AM

SQL Azure Portal issue this week

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
Posted by davidrob | 1 Comments
Sunday, November 01, 2009 2:59 PM

SQL Azure at PASS Summit 2009

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
Posted by davidrob | 1 Comments
Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:59 AM

Windows Azure Platform Launch Update

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
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:58 AM

Updated CTP for SQL Azure Database includes complete feature set for PDC 2009!

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
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Monday, October 05, 2009 9:02 AM

SQL Azure at SQL PASS Summit

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
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Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:50 PM

Short blip in service availability today

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
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Sunday, August 23, 2009 7:40 PM

So… What do you think?

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
Posted by davidrob | 4 Comments
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:01 AM

Try SQL Azure Database CTP Today

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
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:27 AM

SQL Azure MSDN Documentation

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
Posted by davidrob | 2 Comments
Sunday, July 12, 2009 6:21 PM

Start with SQL Express?

I have gotten a bunch of questions from people asking what exactly do we mean when we say start with SQL Express and then migrate the app to SQL Azure. I think this is best summarized by a quick customer example… A couple of weeks ago we had a group of
Posted by davidrob | 6 Comments
Thursday, July 09, 2009 6:18 PM

SQL Azure - Same great platform, just a better aligned name

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
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:56 PM

TSQL Support in SQL Data Services

This is a high-level overview of TSQL support in SDS. We are also working on publishing a more detailed documentation. Overview In its first release SQL Data Services will support a subset of TSQL language. Each TSQL construct can be categorized as supported,
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