Importing a BACPAC to SQL Server
We previously looked at Archiving Azure SQL Database to a BACPAC and in today’s post we are going to address how to look at that data by restoring or importing it to a local SQL Server. As discussed in the...
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Archiving Azure SQL Database to a BACPAC
UPDATE: The other half of this scenario has been posted. Check out Importing a BACPAC to SQL Server. Azure SQL Database is a managed database platform as a service (Paas) offering available from Microsoft in the Azure cloud. One of...
How I Got Here: Microsoft
Here we are, 7 years working with SQL Server and Microsoft BI tools. Sure in the grand scheme of things that’s not a long time but when you consider that all of those years have been in consulting it’s more...
Can You Trust Your Cloud?
“How do I know my data is secure?” “A lot of companies have been hacked lately, why would I want to move to the cloud?” “We have sensitive data that can’t be moved to the cloud.” If you are a decision...
CJIS and the Microsoft Cloud
Having a cloud you can trust is important. Microsoft takes security and compliance extremely seriously in both the commercial and government clouds. An August 2016 article on the Azure blog, Not All Clouds Are Created Equal, addressed this topic in detail...
Webinar Followup: New Security Features in SQL Server 2016
I recently presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed new security features in SQL Server 2016. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up I wanted to...
Webinar Followup: Migrating your SQL Server VMs to Azure with PowerShell
Earlier this week I presented a free webinar for Pragmatic Works where I discussed how to migrate virtual machines to Azure. You can click here to watch the recording of the webinar if you missed it. In this follow up...
Upcoming Presentation – Migrating your SQL Servers VMs to Azure with PowerShell
Each week Pragmatic Works hosts a free training session. The topics include SQL Server internals, Business Intelligence, cloud services and even big data. On Tuesday November 17th, 2015 I will be presenting the free training session on Azure Virtual Machines....
Hyper-V The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed
Note this fix only works on Windows Server 2012/Windows 8 or later. A different method is required on Windows Server 2008R2 or earlier which involves the use of the NETDOM command. For several years now I have been using Hyper-V...
Pragmatic Works Los Angeles BI Boot Camp
Click to purchase a seat in the Pragmatic Works Los Angeles BI Boot Camp. Microsoft has a wide range of offerings in the business intelligence space and it can take a lot of work to figure out how they all...