Category Archives: PDW

Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Version 2

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Version 2 of Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) is apparently due this month (and can be ordered as of March 1st).  The official name is Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse. Info on HP’s version: HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel … Continue reading →

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PASS 2012 Announcements

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Some announcements and notes from the SQL PASS Summit 2012 last week (If you don’t know what PASS is, check out What is SQL PASS?): PASS Summit 2012 had 3,894 delegates – up 13% from last year’s previous record attendance – and 1,717 pre-conference … Continue reading →

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SQLSaturday in Houston Presentation

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Thanks to everyone who attended my presentation “Scaling SQL Server to HUNDREDS of Terabytes” at Houston SQLSaturday. Here is the PowerPoint presentation: Scaling SQL Server to HUNDREDS of Terabytes Scaling SQL Server to HUNDREDS of Terabytes Learn how SQL Server 2008 can … Continue reading →

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SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Appliance Update 3 (AU3)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

In the next few weeks there will be an update to the SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) called “Appliance Update 3″ or “AU3″.  More than just a cumulative update, an Appliance Update is a complete refresh on the entire solution including software, hardware, … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Data Warehouse offerings

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

If you are the decision maker in your company and you are tasked with purchasing one or more servers to be used solely for SQL Server and solely as a data warehouse, be aware there are options outside of the usual … Continue reading →

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Microsoft SQL Server Reference Architecture and Appliances

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Microsoft has made available SQL Server appliances and reference architectures that allow customers to deploy data warehouse (DW), business intelligence (BI) and database consolidation solutions in a very short time, with all the components pre-configured and pre-optimized.  These appliances include all the … Continue reading →

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Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) Explained

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Microsoft SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), formally called by its code name “Project Madison”, is an edition of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2008 R2 that was released in December 2010.  PDW is Microsoft’s reworking of the DatAllegro Inc. massive parallel processing (MPP) product … Continue reading →

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