My Application Platform Quotes
Microsoft Business Intelligence Roadshow 2012
Η Microsoft Ελλάς έχει τη χαρά να σας προσκαλέσει στην ημερίδα: Microsoft Business Intelligence...
Author: Nikosan Date: 03/07/2012
Natural Interaction and Microsoft BI
Reposting from Pedram Rezaei’s blog: “Today, Microsoft released the official Kinect for Windows SDK....
Author: Nikosan Date: 02/02/2012
SQL Server Distributed Replay
Another interesting feature of SQL Server 2012; content from Technet: The Microsoft SQL Server...
Author: Nikosan Date: 01/30/2012
Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database: A Comparative Study on Total Cost of Administration (TCA)
A case study on the comparative costs of database administration for two of the premier enterprise...
Author: Nikosan Date: 01/30/2012
A Solution for Private Cloud Security Blueprint-Design Guide-Operations Guide
From Microsoft Technet, originally published in here Welcome to the "A Solution for Private...
Author: Nikosan Date: 01/23/2012
Microsoft Private Cloud and System Center 2012
I decided to make a small exception and post a few very interesting links on Microsoft’s new private...
Author: Nikosan Date: 01/18/2012
SQL Server and UTF-8 Encoding (1) -True or False
Since there is confusion on SQL Server’s support for UTF-8, Unicode data etc., I would like to share...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/29/2011
More demos of Power View available
From PejmanJ Microsoft post on Dec 27th, available at here Let’s walk through how to use the sample,...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/28/2011
Building Large Scale Elastic Database Tiers with SQL Azure: Introducing Federations
Copied from Windows Azure Blog; Post from CihanBiyikogluMS “One of the exciting new features in the...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/22/2011
On-premise storage sync with Windows Azure storage options
I went through the following offering from StorSimple that allows you to sync your on-premise data,...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/20/2011
Microsoft IT: How Does Microsoft Support Consumerization of IT from an Executive Perspective
Microsoft IT supports the Consumerization of IT efforts within the company while at the same time...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/19/2011
Viewing Microsoft BI reports and scorecards on Apple iPad devices
From TechNet, published on 13/12/2011 Cumulative Update 2011-12 (CU 2011-12) for Microsoft...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/18/2011
Enterprise Library 5.0 Integration Pack for Windows Azure
Microsoft patterns & practices (a part of EPX Developer Guidance) is excited to announce the...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/03/2011
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 R2 Feature Pack
Covering the following areas: Microsoft® SQL Server Report Builder 3.0 for Microsoft® SQL Server...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/02/2011
Screencast: Your first steps to building a Private Cloud!
From Blain Barton blog: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/01/2011
What’s New in Master Data Services (MDS) in SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
From Microsoft Technet Wikis As of November, 2011, RC0 is the latest release of SQL Server “Denali,”...
Author: Nikosan Date: 12/01/2011
Windows Azure HPC Scheduler
(From Windows Azure team blog on MSDN): The Windows Azure HPC Scheduler includes modules and...
Author: Nikosan Date: 11/26/2011
SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Web Installer Preview
The SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit includes technical content designed to help you learn how...
Author: Nikosan Date: 11/25/2011
Federation Metadata in SQL Azure Part 1 – Federations and Federation Members
From Cihan Biyikoglu - SQL Azure The entire blog post in this link
Author: Nikosan Date: 11/10/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - October Update
Overview The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content...
Author: Nikosan Date: 11/10/2011
SQL Server 2008 R2 benchmarks
World record in TPC-E with SQL Server 2008 R2 and Fujitsu #1 TPC-H non-clustered 3 TB results #1...
Author: Nikosan Date: 11/03/2011
Microsoft Annual Digital Dialogue (ADD) 2011
Εγγραφείτε εδώ
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/27/2011
Top 10 SQL 2012 “Denali” Enhancements for SharePoint
From Joel Oleson’s post at...
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/25/2011
SQL Server 2012 Announcement and Disclosures at PASS 2011
SQL Server announcements and disclosures are being revealed this week at The Professional...
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/20/2011
Announcing The New SQL Azure Data Sync CTP Release
Republished from Gregory Lake’s post on Windows Azure BLOG
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/20/2011
Πρόσκληση: Microsoft Annual Digital Dialogue 2011, 2 Νοεμβρίου 2011, Ι.Μ.Ε.
Η Microsoft σέβεται τα προσωπικά σας δεδομένα. Διαβάστε την ηλεκτρονική μας δήλωση προστασίας...
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/20/2011
SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit Content Available
The Web Installer Preview for the SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Kit has been published to the...
Author: Nikosan Date: 10/13/2011
SQL Sever Denali CTP3 demo vhd now available on MSDOWNLOADS
This is very interesting if you want to catch up with SQL Server ‘Denali’:...
Author: Nikosan Date: 09/09/2011
What should you know about the upcoming CTP of SQL Azure Reporting?
I received an email from Microsoft SQL Azure Reporting team about the upcoming CTP of SQL Azure...
Author: Nikosan Date: 09/09/2011
SharePoint Server 2010 Business Intelligence Training live on TechNet!
Reposted from Erika Ehrli - Adventures with Office Products & Technologies We’ve released a few...
Author: Nikosan Date: 09/09/2011
Training Courses for Implementing SharePoint Solutions
SharePoint Server 2010 Business Intelligence Training View the course:...
Author: Nikosan Date: 09/02/2011
Windows Azure Jump Start
The Windows Azure Jump Start video series is for all architects and developers interested in...
Author: Nikosan Date: 06/10/2011
Microsoft and HP launch new DW and Database Consolidation solutions
HP and Microsoft Corp. announced on Monday June 6 the next wave of converged application appliances...
Author: Nikosan Date: 06/09/2011
SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Operations Guide
SQL Server 2008 R2 Analysis Services Operations Guide SQL Server White Paper Writers: Thomas Kejser,...
Author: Nikosan Date: 06/09/2011
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit - May Update
Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you...
Author: Nikosan Date: 06/09/2011
Announcing the Windows Azure AppFabric Learning Series
We are pleased to announce the Windows Azure AppFabric Learning Series! In this learning series you...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/16/2011
Separation of Duties for DBA customer ready white paper
SQL Server 2008 R2 provides the full breadth of tools to support restrictive compliance and security...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/15/2011
SQL Server Overtakes IBM DB2 as no. 2 RDBMS customer ready deck
This is the customer ready deck from the original IDC excerpt https://idcdocserv.com/224350E
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/15/2011
Windows Azure Migration Scanner
I heard about this tool during a meeting and thought of sharing more information with you: “Windows...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
Using SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel to Analyze SAP Data, from Microsoft SQL CAT team
This is a great document for analyzing SAP Data using Microsoft’s SQL Server PowerPivot for Excel....
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
Analysis: “Microsoft Surprises With Stellar Server Security Marks”, by Laura DiDio E-Commerce Times
Nine out of 10 – 90 %-- of the 468 respondents to ITIC's 2010-2011 Global Server Hardware and Server...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
Microsoft Worldwide Events: SSAS Maestro Program- Madrid, Spain
Event ID: 1032486253 New Horizons Paseo de la Castellana Madrid Madrid 28046 Spain Meal: Yes...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v5.0
SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v5.0 is now available. SSMA simplifies database migration...
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
Comparing the Business Value of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and Oracle Database 11g Perceptions vs. Reality in the RDBMS Marketplace, by CRIMSON Consulting Group
That’s a great report from CRIMSON Consulting Group, comparing Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 R2 vs....
Author: Nikosan Date: 05/04/2011
Useful resources for SQL Azure
Reviewing “Microsoft Azure: Enterprise Application Development”, from Richard J. Dudley, Nathan A....
Author: Nikosan Date: 04/20/2011
Review for “Microsoft Azure: Enterprise Application Development”, PACKT Publishing
I had the privilege to read and make a small review of the “Microsoft Azure: Enterprise...
Author: Nikosan Date: 04/20/2011
Recorded sessions for Azure and BI (in Greek)
You can find recorded sessions of my presentations for Azure and BI, among others, from Microsoft...
Author: Nikosan Date: 04/05/2011
TechNet Wiki: Federations in SQL Azure: Database Solutions with Unlimited Scalability
Please read this great post (TechNet Wiki) regarding SQL Azure Federation Services that will allow...
Author: Nikosan Date: 04/04/2011