SQL Server Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:59:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png SQL Server Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 Bring Azure innovation to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/bring-azure-innovation-to-your-sql-server-anywhere-with-azure-arc/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/bring-azure-innovation-to-your-sql-server-anywhere-with-azure-arc/#respond Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:54:12 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=25504 Bring Azure innovation to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc. In this video I had the chance to speak to Dhananjay Mahajan Principal PM Manager on the Data and SQL team at Microsoft, to talk about SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc and see what is coming to the platform. Microsoft SQL Server enabled …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/bring-azure-innovation-to-your-sql-server-anywhere-with-azure-arc/feed/ 0 Bring Azure innovation to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc - Thomas Maurer Bring Azure innovation to your SQL Server anywhere with Azure Arc. Having a look at MIcrosoft SQL Server enabled by Azure Arc. Azure,Azure Arc,Azure Arc Enabled SQL Server,Cloud,Hybrid,Hybrid Cloud,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,SQL,SQL Server,Video,Arc SQL 25504 Microsoft Ignite 2023 – Hybrid, multicloud, and Edge sessions https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/microsoft-ignite-2023-hybrid-multicloud-and-edge-sessions/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/microsoft-ignite-2023-hybrid-multicloud-and-edge-sessions/#respond Wed, 08 Nov 2023 08:20:08 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=25392 Microsoft Ignite 2023 will be held from November 15 to November 17 with some great sessions around Azure Hybrid, multicloud, and edge. Here is a list of sessions and activities around Azure Hybrid Cloud, multicloud, and edge. Keep in mind that this is not the final list of sessions, there will be more sessions released …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/11/microsoft-ignite-2023-hybrid-multicloud-and-edge-sessions/feed/ 0 25392 Extended Security Updates for Windows Server and SQL Server in Azure and Azure Stack https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/extended-security-updates-for-windows-server-and-sql-server-in-azure-and-azure-stack/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/extended-security-updates-for-windows-server-and-sql-server-in-azure-and-azure-stack/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2021 08:08:57 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=22996 Windows Server is an essential workload platform for almost every organization, and is one of the most popular operating systems in Azure. Microsoft Azure and Azure Stack HCI offer additional benefits to Windows Server such as the Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition which includes features like hotpatch as part of Azure Automanage and many other …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/12/extended-security-updates-for-windows-server-and-sql-server-in-azure-and-azure-stack/feed/ 1 Extended Security Updates for Windows Server and SQL Server in Azure and Azure Stack - Thomas Maurer Get free Extended Security Updates (ESU) for Windows Server and SQL Server running in Microsoft Azure and on Azure Stack HCI, Hub and Edge. Azure,Azure Stack,Cloud,EOL,ESU,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,SQL Server,SQL Server 2012,Virtualization,Windows Server,Windows Server 2012,Windows Server Extended Security Updates Azure 22996 DP-300 Study Guide Azure Database Administrator https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/dp-300-study-guide-azure-database-administrator/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/dp-300-study-guide-azure-database-administrator/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2020 06:48:20 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=19493 I am currently preparing for the new Microsoft exam DP-300 Administering Relational Databases on Microsoft Azure. That is why I want to share my new updated DP-300 Microsoft Azure Database Administrator Certification Exam Study Guide with you.  If you are passing the DP-300 exam, you will earn the Microsoft Certified Azure Database Administrator Associate certification, …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/12/dp-300-study-guide-azure-database-administrator/feed/ 2 19493 How to create Azure Hybrid Cloud Architectures https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-create-azure-hybrid-cloud-architectures/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-create-azure-hybrid-cloud-architectures/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2020 05:14:46 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=18550 Hybrid Cloud is important for many companies out there since hybrid cloud will be an end state for many customers and not just an in-between state until they have moved everything into the cloud. But how do we leverage all the hybrid cloud offerings of Microsoft Azure, and how do we build Azure hybrid cloud …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-create-azure-hybrid-cloud-architectures/feed/ 1 18550 How to add an Azure Arc enabled SQL Server https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2020 07:22:37 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=18197 A couple of months ago Microsoft announced a new Hybrid Cloud feature called Azure Arc enabled SQL Server. Azure Arc enabled SQL Server allows you to manage your global inventory of SQL servers, protect SQL Server instances with Azure Security Center or periodically assess and tune the health of your SQL Server configurations. In this …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/10/how-to-add-an-azure-arc-enabled-sql-server/feed/ 1 18197 Azure Arc enabled SQL Server Preview is now available https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/azure-arc-enabled-sql-server-preview-is-now-available/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/azure-arc-enabled-sql-server-preview-is-now-available/#respond Fri, 10 Jul 2020 10:07:00 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=17242 As you know, I do a lot of work on Hybrid Cloud topics like Azure Arc, which allows you to extend Azure management and Azure services to any infrastructure. I talk a lot about how you can use Microsoft Azure to manage your servers running on-premises or at other cloud providers, or how you can …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/07/azure-arc-enabled-sql-server-preview-is-now-available/feed/ 0 17242 Learn about Azure Stack Migration in this Video Series https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/10/learn-about-azure-stack-migration-in-this-video-series/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/10/learn-about-azure-stack-migration-in-this-video-series/#respond Thu, 31 Oct 2019 08:02:24 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=13572 Together with Tiberiu Radu from the Azure Stack Product Group, I worked on a series of videos to show how you can migrate workloads to Microsoft Azure Stack. This includes basic workloads like Active Directory Domain Controllers, File Servers, and SQL Servers. We are not only adding videos about Azure Stack Migration, but we also …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/10/learn-about-azure-stack-migration-in-this-video-series/feed/ 0 Learn about Azure Stack Migration in this Video Series - Thomas Maurer I worked on a series of videos to show how you can migrate workloads to Microsoft Azure Stack. This includes basic workload Migration to Azure Stack! Azure Stack,Cloud,DC,Domain Controller,File Server,Hybrid Cloud,Microsoft,Migrate,Migration,SQL,SQL Server,Storage Migration Service,Windows Admin Center,Windows Server,Azure Stack Migration 13572 How to Save Money on Azure using Azure Reservations https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/09/how-to-save-money-on-azure-using-azure-reservations/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/09/how-to-save-money-on-azure-using-azure-reservations/#comments Thu, 05 Sep 2019 08:59:39 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=13191 I wanted to quickly share something which existing for quite some time but talking with customers still a lot of people don’t know about it yet. And since yesterday the Azure team also shared some news on it, so it is the perfect time to have a look at Azure Reservations (Azure Reserved VM Instances …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/09/how-to-save-money-on-azure-using-azure-reservations/feed/ 4 13191 Extended Security Updates for SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 on Azure Stack https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/01/extended-security-updates-sql-windows-server-2008-azure-stack/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2019/01/extended-security-updates-sql-windows-server-2008-azure-stack/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2019 14:59:29 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=11128 SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 will both be out of extended support within the next 12 months (detailed dates below). This means if you have these versions, you’ll need to migrate to newer versions of SQL Server or Windows Server or buy Extended Support soon to maintain support and receive security …

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