Transactions, isolation, and SQL Azure
I was trundling through my SQL Azure database today, looking for interesting behaviors. Found one. A "select * from sys.databases" reveals that both "snapshot_isolation_state" and...
View ArticleDAC support SQL Azure and vice-versa. It's live.
Last week I did a talk at SQLConnections on SQL Azure Database and Data-Tier Applications (DAC). At the time (it was the day of Visual Studio 2010 launch), I explained that conference abstracts had to...
View ArticleInteresting SQL Azure change with next SR
In looking at the what's new for SQL Azure (May 2011) page, I came across the following: "Upcoming Increased Precision of Spatial Types: For the next major service release, some intrinsic functions...
View ArticleA First Look at Data-Tier Applications 2.0
The next version of Data-Tier Applications is version 2.0. You can get a CTP of it today; where the CTP is located really gives away the game. It's located at SQL Azure Labs, listed under SQL Azure...
View ArticleSQL Azure "version 11" arrives on my server
I've been trying this out every day or so since I'd heard about the update (originally named the July 2011 Service Release ), but I'd forgotten about it for about a week. So I don't exactly know when...
View ArticleSQL Denali T-SQL features in SQL Azure now
Earlier this month I noticed that SQL Azure, with the latest upgrade has a version of 11...something (actually 11.0.1467.26, to be exact). And I wondered, aside from the long-touted new spatial...
View ArticleNew Wiki posting: SQL Server 2012 spatial features available in SQL Azure now!
A short while ago, I wrote a blog entry about SQL Server 2012 features that are currently available in SQL Azure. In that post, I mentioned that Ed Katibah would publish an article detailing the...
View ArticleSQL Azure Federations are here. At least on my server...
Late tonight I tried something that I didn't think would work because @@version on SQL Azure didn't report anything different from last week. (Microsoft SQL Azure (RTM) - 11.0.1814.30 Nov 21 2011...
View ArticleNew T-SQL 2012 scalar functions (all but 1) work in SQL Azure
Back when I was saw SQL Azure was producing an @@version string that mentioned version 11 (that's SQL Server 2012's major version number), I'd started looking at the version number every week or so....
View ArticleScripting SQL Server databases sans SMO
I can script out a database schema (and optionally data) from SQL Server databases. Any version from 2005 and beyond, as well as SQL Azure Database. And most all instance level objects. And I'm not the...
View ArticleDACFx 3.0 - Import and Export with BACPACs
The last piece of the DAC puzzle (at least for now) is import and export. Export makes a non-transactionally consistant copy of database content that uses the BACPAC format (schema and data) and Import...
View ArticleSome new/upcoming Windows Azure SQL Database DMVs and diagnostics
I didn't get to a whole lot of others' sessions at TechEd this year, but was pleasantly surprised by Vinod and Michal's session on "SQL Azure Administration and Application Self-Servicing". Although...
View ArticleExtended Events in Windows Azure SQL Database
Continued from the previous post, " Some new/upcoming Windows Azure SQL Database DMVs and diagnostics "... Read that one to find out who Vinod and Michal are. So, before you all run out and try it,...
View ArticleGetting Windows Azure SQL Database diagnostics using Windows Azure cmdlets
I’ve been trying out the new supported Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets this week and I’d have to say I’m impressed. I’ve only used the ones for setup (Get-AzureSettingsFile and friends) and the ones...
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