New Releases in the Toad Family of Tools

Lots of new database tools in the Toad family of products, many available for free.

Azure, a Beautiful Color, and So Much More…

See useful Azure resources, all of the Microsoft MVP details in on place, find a consolidated list of Microsoft blogs, local all of Microsoft’s IT Pro resource with a handy new desktop launcher, and more.

Video: Magic Formula for SQL Query Tuning

Featuring Kevin Kline this video focuses on accelerated Disk Optimization and improved productivity with SQL Query Tuning.

DBTA: The NoSQL Movement- Hype or Hope?

In a nutshell, NoSQL databases (also called post-relational databases) are a variety of loosely grouped means of storing data without requiring the SQL language.

The State of the Internet Operating System

Link to two part article by Tim O’Reilly.

Google Wave is Dead. Long Live the Wave!

I have a lot of respect for Google giving the old heave-ho to a product that needs to go – Wave.

Windows Azure Boot Camp

Join in on these great free, 1-day classes on Windows Azure provided by Neudesic

New Goodies from Microsoft – Microsoft Answers and Web Spark

Here are a couple of nifty resources that you should bookmark. Microsoft Answers Join the conversation as a community leader through a new, fast-growing Microsoft site called Microsoft Answers.  The site currently focuses on Microsoft’s consumer products starting with Windows Vista.  Throughout the fall (actually, starting on September 28th), Microsoft began to add forums for [...]