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Let’s face it, no one can be trusted to update our computers

The problem with automatic updates is mostly known in Windows based systems when updates go bad and cause troubles, that can go from ad nauseam offerings of the same updates, no matter how many times you try to install them, to having your computer rendered unbootable. Software manufacturers, though, seem to love them. Google is...

September 12, 2013October 18, 2013by
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Is performance an issue with SQL Server on Azure?

I inherited the development of a web app that was meant to run on Azure, using SQLAzure as the data store. Right from my first contact with the app, it was clear that it had performance issues. When running from a local SQL Server performance could be deemed as endurable, but it was totally unacceptable...

March 25, 2013November 23, 2013by