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• SDS is an Option for Azure Persistence

  It was pointed out to me recently that my critical position on SQL Data Services and support for Azure in general are inconsistent, so I thought that a bit of clarification is required. SQL Server is my database of choice and have been using it since Read More... Posted 25 June 2009 16:28 by simon.munro | 2 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, SQL Data Services

• SQL Data Services Lacks a Compelling Business Case

  As much as I avidly support cloud technologies and as much as I prefer using SQL Server, I can’t come up with a convincing reason to use or recommend SQL Data Services. SDS simply has no compelling (or obvious) business case. The reason for this is a Read More... Posted 05 May 2009 16:51 by simon.munro | 0 Comments Filed under: Microsoft, Cloud, cloud computing, SDS, SQL Data Services

• SQL Data Services Does Not Scale

  By scratching deep enough into available material on SQL Data Services (SDS) you will uncover the limitations of the platform that make it very difficult to scale. It does not scale upwards because of the size limitation of the instance and it does not Read More... Posted 31 March 2009 17:11 by simon.munro | 8 Comments Filed under: SQL Server, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, SQL Data Services, Database

• SQL Data Services Tabloid News

  Earlier this week The Register posted an article “'Full' SQL Server planned for Microsoft's Azure cloud” which included a few unsurprising comments about the feedback cycle that SQL Data Services (SDS), which is still in beta, is going through. An interesting Read More... Posted 27 February 2009 13:52 by simon.munro | 1 Comments Filed under: SQL Server, SQL Server 2008, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, SQL Data Services

• Database Theory and SQL Data Services

  There is no doubt that SQL Data Services (SDS) looks, feels and smells very different to the SQL Server that we have grown accustomed to over the years.  The model is obviously different but there is little formal and clear description by Microsoft Read More... Posted 18 February 2009 20:40 by simon.munro | 0 Comments Filed under: SQL Server, Microsoft, Azure, Cloud, cloud computing, SQL Data Services