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I’m Speaking at PASS Summit 2015
It’s this time of the year again, when PASS announces the speakers in the biggest SQL Server event in the world – PASS Summit. Like many...

Madeira Team
Jun 30, 20151 min read


Getting Started with Azure DocumentDB Programming
In my previous post in the series, I provided a short explanation on how to register your very first Azure DocumentDB account and play...

Madeira Team
Jun 28, 20151 min read
24 Hours of PASS: The Data Loading Performance Presentation – Slide Deck and Scripts
Thanks to everyone who attended my 24 Hours of PASS session, The Data Loading Performance Presentation. It was a lot of fun taking part...

Madeira Team
Jun 25, 20151 min read


My First Azure DocumentDB Account
A short explanation on getting your feet wet with your first Azure DocumentDB account. This is the very first necessary step with DocumentDB
Eitan Blumin
Jun 23, 20152 min read


Can a SQL Server Table be Too Small?
Everyone’s talking about “Big Data”, huge tables and data explosion right? Can we have a problem of a table that is too small? Imagine...

Madeira Team
Jun 16, 20154 min read


The #1 Enemy of Data Loading in SQL Server
Let’s look at the following script: Transact-SQL CREATE TABLE LoadMeFast (Id INT NOT NULL, InsertDate DATETIME NOT NULL,...

Madeira Team
Jun 3, 20153 min read
Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server for the DBA VC
This past Wednesday, I delivered my session, “Query Progress Tracking in SQL Server” to the DBA Virtual Chapter. The session covers many...

Madeira Team
May 29, 20151 min read


Extended Events to the Rescue
On May 18 I presented a session about Extended Events as part of the Global Hebrew PASS Virtual Chapter. I explained what Extended Events...

Madeira Team
May 19, 20151 min read


Introduction to Azure DocumentDB
This is a basic introductory post about Microsoft’s new product: Azure DocumentDB, and how it compares to SQL Server. What is DocumentDB?...

Madeira Team
May 11, 20156 min read


Debug Managed Code and Stored Procedures Seamlessly
Visual Studio is a great tool for developers, and it offers so many great features, such as IntelliSense, unit testing and code analysis....

Madeira Team
May 6, 20155 min read
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