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Making Big Data Work for Everyone
This has been a really exciting week for the Microsoft data platform. On Monday, we announced the general availability of Power BI for Office 365. This morning, we announced that support for Hadoop 2.2...
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Windows Azure HDInsight supports preview clusters of Hadoop 2.2
Following the recent launch of Windows Azure HDInsight last October, we are announcing that Windows Azure HDInsight now supports Hadoop 2.2 clusters in preview.Windows Azure HDInsight is Microsoft’s...
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Using Windows Azure to Speed up Genome Research and Save Millions of Dollars
A year ago at Virginia Tech researchers needed 2 weeks to analyze just 1 genome. Today, they can analyze 100 genomes each day. Why is this important? Scientists can learn more about our DNA and uncover...
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Update on the Service Pack plans for SQL Server.
Dear C ustomers, We would like to share some updates on our planning for SQL Server Service Packs. We have seen the feedback on Connect (feedback IDs 814658, 814656, 814600) and the number of votes...
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Windows Azure HDInsight Supporting Hadoop 2.2 in Public Preview
Earlier this week, we announced at the O’Reilly Strata Conference that Windows Azure HDInsight now supports Hadoop 2.2 clusters in preview. This is the next release of our 100 percent Apache...
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Congrats to Our #pass24HOP Challenge Winners!
Last week we enjoyed some fantastic sessions from PASS Business Analytics Conference speakers during the 24 Hours of PASS Business Analytics event! In addition to all the great content, we had a little...
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New Article: Application Patterns and Development Strategies for SQL Server...
We are very happy to announce that a new guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Infrastructures Services is now available online. The article, Application Patterns and Development Strategies for SQL...
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Data-intensive Applications in the Cloud Computing World
Building data-intensive applications in emerging cloud computing environments is fundamentally different and more exciting. The levels of scale, reliability, and performance are as challenging as...
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Announcing Windows Azure ExpressRoute, new partnership with Level 3 and...
As we talk with customers and partners around the world, we consistently hear that they are looking for a provider that can help maximize benefits of their on-premises investments and leverage the...
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Using Natively Compiled Stored Procedures in SQL Server 2014
The new In-Memory OLTP feature in SQL Server 2014 greatly optimizes the performance of certain OLTP applications. By using the new memory-optimized tables you can speed up data access, in particular in...
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Pie in the Sky (February 21st, 2014)
Not a lot of links this week, though I do have one for making a Flappy Bird clone. :) CloudWindows Azure updates: New features, new partnership, and updates to Azure servicesClient/MobileHow to make a...
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Data Visualizations
A couple of weeks back was a really exciting time for us. Less than a year after we released Office 365 for Businesses, we announced the general availability of Power BI for Office 365. You may have...
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Pie in the Sky (February 28th, 2014)
Some interesting links for your weekend reading.Client/MobileUnderstanding masonry layout: I didn't know it was called masonry layout...Single sign-on explained: A good introduction to SSO.D3.js geo...
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Data, Data, Everywhere, Not an Insight to be Seen
Growing companies have a lot to worry about these days. How many new people will we need to staff? How do we produce more? How do we scale out our business? How do we reign in our costs? Where should...
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Use Singleton to define your special entity
Ever had a special entity where there can be only one of its kind, but bothered by having to define a one-element entity set for it? Ever wanted to request a special entity but bothered by needing to...
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Top 3 Features I’m Excited About in SQL Server 2014
Guest blog post by: SQL Server MVP Adam Jorgensen – PASS Executive Vice President, Finance & Governance, and President of Pragmatic Works – has been leading innovative SQL Server and Business...
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Cumulative update #11
Dear Customers, The 11 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 11 contains all the SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2...
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AMD Improves Operational Agility with SQL Server 2014 Business Intelligence...
AMD, a leading designer and integrator of technology that powers millions of intelligent devices, needed better tools for monitoring manufacturing processes and other business operations.More than a...
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Microsoft Joins 900+ Data Enthusiasts to Examine how Big Data Drives Business...
More than 900 big data practitioners, technologists and executives will gather at Structure Data in New York March 19-20 to investigate how big data can drive business success, and Microsoft will be...
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Pie in the Sky (March 7th, 2014)
It's been a little busy this week, so only a few links. Some good ones in here though.Client/MobileRubyMotion - Under the hood: A couple nice utilities for RubyMotion projects.Dealing with color...
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