Corporate News

Microsoft SSMA 6.0 for DB2 Release
December 19, 2014

We are happy to announce the release of Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for DB2 that will greatly help to reduce cost and complexity of modernizing DB2-based applications to Microsoft Data Platform (SQL Server/Azure). DB Best has leveraged its expertise and vast experience in successfully delivering hundreds of complex migration and modernization projects, in designing and developing yet another member of the SSMA family of products. Just to remind you the latest 6.0 version of Microsoft SSMA tool for Oracle, Access, Sybase and MySQL has been shipped earlier this year. We are looking forward to supporting our customers and pa...

SQL Server 2014 and Windows 2012 – 2-Day Training Event for ISVs in Johannesburg , South Africa on November 18-19, 2014
November 20, 2014

DB Best continues to deliver technical training to ISVs in Europe and Africa (EMEA). Tom Brown delivered a deep technical training on SQL Server 2014 and Windows 2012 in a 2-day training in Johannesburg, South Africa. The training was focused on deep dive into SQL Server 2014 features like HD-insight and in memory capabilities....

DB Best Participates in the SQL PASS Summit in Seattle
November 5, 2014

DB Best is excited to be a sponsor in the upcoming SQL PASS summit happening on November 5 through 7 in Seattle, Washington.   SQL PASS Summit is the world's largest conference organized by and for Microsoft SQL Server and Business Intelligence users. It is the event where you can meet the largest numbers of professionals, listen to the highest-rated sessions and speakers, and find the best options for networking.   During the conference DB Best team will showcase our expertise in Data Management including modernizations/migrations to Microsoft Data Platform (SQL/Azure/APS), "net new" data management services (BI, SharePoint, "Big D...

Windows 2012 2-day training Event for UK Based ISVs – Innovating Your Apps to Take Advantage of Windows Server 2012 and Get Cloud-ready
October 19, 2014

DB Best team continues to deliver training events for ISVs in EMEA. On October 21, 2014 Leonid Ore from EMEA Team of DB Best is delivering a 2-day training in Reading, UK on the topic of Windows Server 2012 new features and ways to upgrade old windows 2003 application to new version of the server products and adapt the product to be Azure Cloud-ready.   Day 2 of the event will focus on SQL Server 2014 deep dive into features like HD-insight and in memory capabilities of SQL Server 2014 and hands on labs.  ...

SQL Server 2014 2-Day Training Event for ISVs in Frankfurt, Germany on September 24, 2014
September 24, 2014

Leonid Ore and Kenny Blair from EMEA Team of DB Best are delivering a 2-day training in Frankfurt focused on deep dive into SQL Server 2014 features like HD-insight and in memory capabilities of SQL Server 2014. The participants will be allowed to experience hands on in SQL Server 2014 with Labs custom made by DB Best and Microsoft.    ...

Microsoft Shipped SQL Server Migration Assistant 6.0
August 12, 2014

Long hours of hard work and substantial efforts have successfully resulted in the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant - SSMA 6.0, a tool that greatly simplifies, cuts the effort and automates components of database migrations to SQL Server, and was developed with the ongoing Microsoft Oracle compete strategy in mind.   Substantial product features and improvements of SSMA 6.0 are: - Materialized View support for Oracle - Memory Optimized tables for Oracle - Improved Azure SQL DB code conversion - Extension pack functionality moved to schema to support Azure SQL DB - Performance improvements tested for databases wit...

DB Best Participates in Microsoft S4 Summit
July 25, 2014

We are very excited to announce that DB Best CEO, Dmitry Balin, VP of Sales, Prabhat Varma, and Sr. Technical Project Manager, Peter Larsen, are on their way to the Microsoft Solutions Specialist Sales Summit (S4) in Redmond Washington July 28-30th. It is an invitation only event that will have a high concentration of like minded companies, Microsoft specialist sales and sales management community in particular. S4 is the premier solutions and sales event of the year. While the main idea of the summit is focused on selling solutions, customer audiences, product roadmaps, business management and professional selling skills, with all the lectur...

DB Best at WPC 2014
July 14, 2014

We are happy to announce that The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference is on now! WPC is an annual, global convergence of Microsoft’s top partners. It’s where companies come together to network, drive business growth and identify new profitability opportunities. This year WPC will continue to focus on key trends that represent the most profitable models for partners. There are 5 major focus areas – Cloud, Big Data, Mobility & Devices, Enterprise Social, and Leadership, Sales & Marketing. DB Best is also presented at this conference by Dmitry Balin, co-founder and CEO, and Lior Ribalov, VP of Business Development. Dmitry and ...

DB Best Webinar for Germany ISVs – Helping to Extend Products to the Azure Cloud
July 10, 2014

Today Lior Ribalov from our EMEA team co-hosted a webinar with Microsoft on the subject of product evolution to the Microsoft Azure cloud and SQL Server 2014. The session focused on the new features of SQL Server 2014 and how to architect products for the Software As A Service model and how to build a high availability solution on Azure cloud.   Contact us for more  information on how DB Best can help you develop your next product on Azure.  ...

DB Best EMEA Baltics SQL Events Tour
April 28, 2014

Exciting news from DB Best EMEA office! Lior Ribalov, our VP of Business Development is on his way to Tallinn, Estonia, where he will be presenting at the Dynamics Day 2014 Conference this upcoming Wednesday, April 30, 2014. The conference will focus on the MS Dynamics product and will bring together multifaceted professionals to share their experience, solutions and discuss technological trends in the modern business world. Lior’s session titled “SQL Server Organizational Roadmap - Migration, Upgrade and Consolidation on SQL Server 2012/2014” will let enterprises and corporate customers to better understand how to plan for a SQL Server...