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Is the SAN dying???

RickHeiges — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 00:55:00 GMT

Is the SAN dying?

The reason that I ask this question is that MSFT has unleashed technologies this year that point in that direction

Always ON Availability Groups shuns shared storage
Windows 2012 has Storage Replication Technology that does not require a SAN
Windows 2012 has Hyper-V Replica Technology that does not require a SAN
PDW v2 continues to reinforce the approach to avoid shared storage

I'm not saying that SAN technology does not have its place or does not have benefits inherent to the beast. I'm just pointing out that MSFT has made investments in technology that diminish the need for SANs.

Thoughts?

Rick Review: Day 3 Keynote PASS Summit 2011 - Big Data-What's the Big Deal?

RickHeiges — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:40:00 GMT

I recently did a Rick Review of the Day 3 Keynote from the 2008 PASS Community Summit that featured Dr. DeWitt speaking on new technology that ended up in the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) edition of SQL Server 2008 R2. I decided to also listen again to the Day 3 Keynote from the 2001 PASS Community Summit. While I listened intently to the keynote on Day 3 of this past summit, something seemed to be somewhat familiar. Had I heard some of these concepts before? The keynotes from the most recent PASS Summit may be found here. The theme of PDW and Map/Reduce seem to be similar (at least at a high level) where data is split up into smaller chunks and selected sets of data are then combined to answer the query. Once again, Dr.DeWitt is entertaining as he simplifies a complex topic for the audience. Having access to this recording is great, but being there first hand was even better with a sense of respectful awe in the audience. It is no wonder that the Day 3 Keynote is a favorite of the PASS attendees. If you haven't had the chance yet, I invite you to view the recording and perhaps learn something new.

Rick Review: Day 3 Keynote of the 2008 PASS Community Summit

RickHeiges — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:04:00 GMT

Am I stuck in the past? Not really, but I like to blog about the recordings that I have recently watched. There are a lot of recordings out there on the PASS website and other places.

Recently I have had the good fortune of exploring some of the neat technology behind the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) in SQL Server 2008 R2. In order to get myself grounded in some of the basics around what PDW was all about, I decided to review the Dr. DeWitt keynote (Day 3) from the 2008 PASS Community Summit. The link to the WMV file is near the bottom of this page. As I watched the recording, I could recall the excitement of learning about this new technology. Whether you were fortunate enough to see this live or not, this recording demonstrates how a very smart person can explain such a new technology in a simple manner. I believe that once you watch this session, you'll want to watch the other keynotes by Dr. DeWitt as well.

Parallel Data Processing

RickHeiges — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:42:00 GMT

While working on several other items earlier tonight, I remembered that the PASS Keynotes were on the PASS website from this past Summit. Perhaps one of the best keynotes that I had heard in sometime was by Dr. David DeWitt. This keynote was more like a classroom lecture than a marketing keynote. If you had slept in on Friday morning at the summit and missed this keynote, you missed the best one. If you didn't attend the PASS Community Summit in 2008, you can view this (and the other keynotes) for free. Just visit the following link:

http://www.sqlpass.org/LearningCenter/SummitOnDemand.aspx

There are several other top-rated sessions available for everyone to see as well. Take a step to improve your knowledge this week and enjoy your lunch in front of your computer and learn about the future of databases.