Only Pay For What You Need
Why mid-market data leaders should think twice before running OLTP on Snowflake or Databricks.
Cloud Platforms & Infrastructure
Broadcom Didn’t Kill VMware for Enterprise. They Killed It for You.
Broadcom’s VMware pricing didn’t just squeeze enterprise budgets. For mid-market, it may have finally forced the infrastructure rethink they needed.
Azure Migration: Networking and Security for SQL Server on an Azure VM
Networking and security are pivotal aspects of optimizing SQL Server on an Azure VM.
Azure Migration: Storage for Azure SQL Server VMs
Any solid DBA will tell you SQL Server’s performance is dependent on its storage.
Optimizing SQL Server on Azure VM: Sizing Recommendations
For most enterprise settings, I really wouldn’t waste my time with anything less than a D-series VM to run SQL Server.
Lessons Learned: A Year of Azure (SQL) Migration
A well-planned Azure cloud migration resulted in tangible cost savings and performance gains.