--- title: The Coeo Blog | Cloud (2) description: Cloud | The latest updates from Coeo on retail, gaming, finance and the Microsoft data platform (2) --- [![](https://www.coeo.com/wp-content/themes/coeo/images/logo.svg)](https://www.coeo.com/) +44 (0)20 3051 3595 | [info@coeo.com](mailto:info@coeo.com) | [Client portal login](https://my.coeo.com) # The Coeo Blog ## [Consortium wins Microsoft Worldwide Partner of the Year for Cloud Productivity](https://blog.coeo.com/jamesboother/2017/06/02/consortium-wins-microsoft-worldwide-partner-of-the-year-for-cloud-productivity) We are delighted to announce that the Consortium, a group comprising Coeo, Content and Code, Inframon, Modality and Program Framework, has been selected from a global field of Microsoft partners for the prestigious Worldwide Partner of the Year for Cloud Productivity. [![James Boother](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/JamesBoCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/jamesboother/2017/06/02/consortium-wins-microsoft-worldwide-partner-of-the-year-for-cloud-productivity) [James Boother](https://blog.coeo.com/author/james-boother) | June 02 , 2017 ## [Using an Azure cloud witness in your failover cluster](https://blog.coeo.com/christianbolton/2017/05/09/using-an-azure-cloud-witness-in-your-failover-cluster) I’ve [blogged previously](https://blog.coeo.com/christianbolton/2017/05/05/why-you-should-always-configure-a-quorum-witness-on-a-failover-cluster/) about the need to configure a quorum witness on failover clusters and now with **Windows Server 2016** there’s a great new quorum option – **a cloud witness.** [![Christian Bolton](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/ChristianCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/christianbolton/2017/05/09/using-an-azure-cloud-witness-in-your-failover-cluster) [Christian Bolton](https://blog.coeo.com/author/christian-bolton) | May 09 , 2017 ## [SQL Server Data Files in Azure – Part 1 – Creating a database](https://blog.coeo.com/simonosborne/2015/10/01/sql-server-data-files-in-azure-part-1-creating-a-database) One of the interesting new features of SQL Server 2014 was being able to place SQL Server database files directly in Azure blob containers. The purpose of this post is to walk you through setting up a database with its data and log files in Azure. In a later post I plan to test the performance of a.. [![Simon Osborne](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/SimonOsCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/simonosborne/2015/10/01/sql-server-data-files-in-azure-part-1-creating-a-database) [Simon Osborne](https://blog.coeo.com/author/simon-osborne) | October 01 , 2015 ## [Cloud adoption vocabulary](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2015/09/14/cloud-adoption-vocabulary) The dream of having a single lorry turn up to move every existing IT service to the cloud isn’t going to happen.  Instead, there are several ways organisations are adopting cloud services. [![Gavin Payne](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/GavinCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2015/09/14/cloud-adoption-vocabulary) [Gavin Payne](https://blog.coeo.com/author/gavin-payne) | September 14 , 2015 ## [Coeo achieves Gold Cloud Competency for Microsoft Azure](https://blog.coeo.com/justinlangford/2015/07/27/coeo-achieves-gold-cloud-competency-for-microsoft-azure) We’re excited to announce that Microsoft have awarded us Gold Cloud Competency. [![Justin Langford](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/JustinCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/justinlangford/2015/07/27/coeo-achieves-gold-cloud-competency-for-microsoft-azure) [Justin Langford](https://blog.coeo.com/author/justin-langford) | July 27 , 2015 ## [Azure Automation Pt.1 - Automation solutions for ETL in the Cloud](https://blog.coeo.com/gledbihanovs/2015/07/20/azure_automation_pt1) The aim of this article is to provide a high-level overview of Extract, Transform and Load processes in Azure. Throughout the post, I will share my own experience working with Azure Data Factory and Automation over the last few months, and this blog will act as a primer for future posts, where I.. [Gleb Bihanovs](https://blog.coeo.com/author/gleb-bihanovs) | July 20 , 2015 ## [Should cloud services just be called...cloud services?](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2014/11/25/should-cloud-services-should-just-be-called-cloud-services) Ever since cloud services appeared, we’ve heard about their different types: Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as a Service etc. While those terms help us understand a service’s capabilities – and traditional target audience – I wonder whether those terms have now been overtaken by the pace of.. [![Gavin Payne](https://blog.coeo.com/hubfs/Profile%20photos/GavinCircle.jpg)](https://blog.coeo.com/gavinpayne/2014/11/25/should-cloud-services-should-just-be-called-cloud-services) [Gavin Payne](https://blog.coeo.com/author/gavin-payne) | November 25 , 2014 ### Recent posts ### Categories - [SQL Server (118)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/sql-server) - [Azure (58)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/azure) - [Microsoft (49)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/microsoft) - [Dedicated Support (47)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/dedicated-support) - [Coeo News (43)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/coeo-news) - [Professional Development (34)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/professional-development) - [Industry News (27)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/industry-news) - [cyber security (27)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/cyber-security) - [power bi (25)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/power-bi) - [Opinion (21)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/opinion) - [Cloud (17)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/cloud) - [Business Intelligence (16)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/business-intelligence) - [analytics (15)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/analytics) - [Security (14)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/security) - [career (14)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/career) - [SQL Server updates (13)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/sql-server-updates) - [windows Updates (11)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/windows-updates) - [Azure Databricks (10)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/azure-databricks) - [data platform (10)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/data-platform) - [Clustering (9)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/clustering) - [Finance (9)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/finance-news) - [podcast (9)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/podcast) - [azure sql database (8)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/azure-sql-database) - [data (8)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/data) - [Data Science (7)](https://blog.coeo.com/topic/data-science) ### Popular posts ![](https://www.coeo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/logo-invert.png) +44 (0)20 3051 3595 | info@coeo.com ## Contact Us By clicking submit below, you consent to allow Coeo to store and process the personal information submitted above to provide you the content requested. 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