Articles by Warwick Rudd

The Data Migration Assistant is the replacement for SQL Server Upgrade Advisor

SQL Saturday #630 is back in town for 2017 in Brisbane

As a data platform guy, I need to be aware of a lot of technologies and how they relate and fit into environments. In this post I will take you through the installation of Power BI Desktop to allow you to start your journey with Power BI.

Applying SQL Server Services Packs to your environment is very important. The approach on when to apply service packs has changed over time, and makes it very important to have the process included into your support windows. This post takes you through how to apply a Service Pack into an Availability Group environment.

Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server 2016 SP1 today and this release has some ground breaking revelations for those in the industry. Read on to find out what SQL Server 2016 SP1 can do for you…..

Microsoft has announced the release date for general availability of SQL Server 2016. to find out what this means for you read on ……..

Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2012 SP3.This cumulative update has 21 fixes.

Microsoft has released Cumulative Update 11 for SQL Server 2012 SP2.This cumulative update has 14 fixes.

With the release of SQL Server 2016 RC0, we are looking at what has changed with the installation processes of SQL Server 2016. In particular in this post we are having a look at what has changed with the installation process for Management tools. Read more…..

We are getting closer to the actual release of SQL Server 2016. Are you getting excited about what is coming? In this article we have a look at what is new with SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 0 that is now available for download. Read more ……

Microsoft has made a huge announcement about SQL Server on Linux. Read more ……

Our Principal Consultant will be presenting at this event next month.