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• 24 Hours of PASS - Evolution of the Data Platform - The Grand Finale - Schedule Change

  I was originally schedule in the 24th slot of the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS which was to begin at 7am ET on May 26. I called it the Grand Finale. As with many events, schedule conflicts arise. So, the Grand Finale session will now be referred to me as Read More... Posted Sunday, May 22, 2016 5:02 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: 24 Hours of PASS, Community, Continuing Education, Events, New Features, PASS, Performance, SQL Server 2016

• 24 Hours of PASS - Evolution of the Data Platform - The Grand Finale

  I am honored that I was selected to present my session "Winning with Column Store: A Customer Story" for the upcoming 24 Hours of PASS event. Details about my session and the 23 other sessions may be found here - http://www.sqlpass.org/Events/24HoursofPASS.aspx Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 18, 2016 1:47 AM by RickHeiges | 1 Comments Filed under: 24 Hours of PASS, Education, Events, Future SQL, New Features, PASS, SQL Server 2016

• Basic Availability Groups in SQL Server 2016

  Since SQL Server 2012, Database Mirroring (DBM) has been a deprecated feature meaning that it will be eventually removed in a future version of SQL Server. It is still available in SQL Server 2016. One of the best things about DBM is that it was a limited Read More... Posted Thursday, January 21, 2016 2:07 PM by RickHeiges | 6 Comments Filed under: Azure, Future SQL, High Availability, New Features, SQL Server 2016

• New Article: What's New in SQL Server 2016 Availability Groups

  I am pleased to announce that I had another article published at TechTarget.com (SearchSQLServer.com). The topic is focused on what's new in SQL Server 2016 Availability Groups. I actually created this article a while back and finally got published. It Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 20, 2016 7:41 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Articles, Future SQL, High Availability, New Features, Performance, SearchSQLServer, SQL Server 2016, TechTarget, Upgrade

• Speaking at SQL Saturday #470 in Washington DC on Dec 5

  I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday 470 in Bethesda, MD at the Microsoft MTC on Dec 5! The event is already sold out with a waiting list! http://www.sqlsaturday.com/470/eventhome.aspx My topic is "First Look at SQL Server Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 02, 2015 2:21 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Conferences, Education, Events, PASS, SQL Community, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2016, SQLSat

• Speaking at SQL Sat 452 in Charlotte on Oct 17!

  I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday 452 in Charlotte on Oct 17! Last year, this event had a great turnout. Be a part of it this year! Register Now! http://www.sqlsaturday.com/452/eventhome.aspx My topic is "First Look at SQL Read More... Posted Monday, October 12, 2015 4:21 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Community, Conferences, Education, Events, fun, Future SQL, PASS, SQL Community, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2016, SQLSat

• Update on My Dynamic Data Masking Article - Behavior Change in CTP 2.4

  Introduction Recently, an article of mine was published by TechTarget.com on the SearchSQLServer.com site titled “An introduction to SQL Server 2016 dynamic data masking” which can be found here . I encourage you to read the article in order to get the Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 06, 2015 11:59 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Azure, New Features, SearchSQLServer, SQL Server 2016, TechTarget

• Speaking at SQL Sat 445 in Raleigh on Oct 10!

  I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #445 on October 10, 2015! When I first moved to North Carolina 25 years ago, I moved to Raleigh. The Triangle is a great place to live and raise a family. There is still time to register. Read More... Posted Monday, October 05, 2015 4:01 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Community, Education, Events, PASS, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2016, SQLSat

• Speaking at SQL Sat 440 in Pittsburgh on Oct 3!

  I am pleased to announce that I will be speaking at SQL Saturday #440 on October 3, 2015! I am originally from Western PA and it is always good to get back "Home". This will be my 3rd time at this SQL Saturday event. There is still time to register. Go Read More... Posted Monday, September 28, 2015 4:37 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Cloud, Community, Continuing Education, Events, New Features, PASS, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2016, SQLSat

• New Article: Dynamic Data Masking in SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL DB

  My latest article on a new feature (Dynamic Data Masking) coming to SQL Server 2016 and Azure is now available. Dynamic Data Masking essentially displays characters instead of real data to non-privileged users. The data is not stored as a masked values. Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2015 12:53 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Articles, Azure, Cloud, Future SQL, SearchSQLServer, SQL Server 2016, TechTarget

• Speaking at SQL Sat 427 in Sioux Falls, SD on July 18!

  SQL Saturday finally comes to South Dakota! Register Now! - http://www.sqlsaturday.com/427/eventhome.aspx Here are some of the other featured speakers: Database Snapshots - Making Your Job Easier Paul Timmerman Continuous Integration for Databases Steve Read More... Posted Thursday, July 09, 2015 8:51 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Community, Education, Events, Future SQL, New Features, PASS, SQL Community, SQL Saturday, SQL Server 2016, SQLSat

• New Article: A Look at StretchDB - a New Feature in SQL Server 2016

  My article on the new StretchDB feature in SQL Server 2016 is now available. StretchDB allows you to have a table in your database to be partially on-prem and partially in Azure. If you have a database with a lot of historical data that doesn't change, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2015 9:50 AM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Articles, Azure, Cloud, Future SQL, New Features, SQL Server 2016, TechTarget

• New Article: Row Level Security for SQL

  Recently, Tech Target was nice enough to ask me to start writing a series of articles for their SearchSQLServer.com website. I have often made good use of articles on their family of websites. I hope that the articles that I compose will prove helpful Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:36 PM by RickHeiges | 0 Comments Filed under: Articles, Azure, SearchSQLServer, SQL Server 2016, TechTarget