Joey D'Antoni

1 week ago | redmondmag.com | Joey D'Antoni

Joey on SQL Server Despite its SaaS promise, Microsoft Fabric has faced multiple unaddressed outages in recent months, prompting calls for better transparency, postmortem reporting and official communication from IT professionals left in the dark. There's a saying in American football circles that says, "The best ability is availability." The notion here is that a player, no matter how talented, can't make an impact unless they are actually on the field.

1 month ago | redmondmag.com | Joey D'Antoni

Joey on SQL Server Microsoft's continued focus on SQL Server 2025 highlights the lasting demand for on-premises and hybrid deployments that prioritize performance, control and flexibility for enterprise workloads. In the cloud era, you may wonder why Microsoft is investing big into an "on-premises" product like SQL Server. It is a complex question I wanted to answer through the lens of some of the new features in SQL Server 2025.

1 month ago | redmondmag.com | Joey D'Antoni

Joey on SQL Server At Microsoft Build, SQL Server 2025 enters public preview with major enhancements in AI integration, performance, reliability and developer tools -- reaffirming Microsoft’s continued investment in its flagship on-premises database platform. Today, at Microsoft Build, Microsoft announced the public preview of SQL Server 2025 -- the latest release of their premier database product.

1 month ago | redmondmag.com | Joey D'Antoni

Joey on SQL Server Facing rising trade tensions and anxiety over data sovereignty, Microsoft unveils a plan to shore up its European cloud footprint -- one that could reset how U.S. cloud giants operate abroad. One of the benefits of cloud computing has been how easy it is to geolocate workloads close to your customers and development teams or to manage regulatory concerns, but recent policy changes seem poised to complicate that.

2 months ago | redmondmag.com | Joey D'Antoni

Joey on SQL Server A recent update to Azure Managed Disks offers improved storage throughput and IOPS, but testing shows Premium V2 still leads in consistency under heavy load. Suppose you are a technology professional dealing with data-intensive workloads. In that case, storage performance is always on your mind. Even more so in the public cloud, where storage typically has lower performance limits than the best on-premises arrays from vendors like Pure Storage and NetApp.