Amway sees 100 percent availability with hybrid data-recovery solution
With the release to manufacturing announcement of SQL Server 2014 you will start to see more customer stories showcasing their use of hybrid features that span the cloud and on-premises.One such...
View ArticleVisit Microsoft at the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit...
Microsoft will be at the Gartner Business Intelligence and Analytics summit being held in Las Vegas from March 30th– April 2nd as a premier sponsor. We’re looking forward to sharing our vision of how...
View ArticleSQL Server Data Tools for SQL Server 2014 is available
We’d like to announce the availability of the latest March 2014 release of SSDT with support for SQL Server 2014 databases. This version will be fully compatible with SQL Server 2014 when it is...
View ArticleFuture Direction of WCF Data Services
WCF Data ServicesMicrosoft initially released WCF Data Services as an easy way to implement an OData service over queryable data sources. This made it very easy to expose a model backed by the Entity...
View ArticleJoin us on April 15 and Accelerate Your Insights
Mark your calendar now to join us online on April 15 for the Accelerate your insights event, streaming live from San Francisco, California at 10:00 AM PDT.Wondering what your data can do for you? Join...
View ArticleUnlocking insights from Big Data can be simple with the right tools
Data enthusiasts & Microsoft talk about Big Data in the enterprise at Gigaom Structure Data 2014Last week in New York, our data solutions experts spent a few days with more than 900 big data...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (March 28th, 2014)
It's been sort of a crazy busy week, so not a large number of links. But maybe you (like me,) need a little time off the computer this weekend. :)Client/MobileFramework7: A new framework for creating...
View ArticleDeveloping Enterprise SQL Server Features in Visual Studio database tooling
SQL Server 2014 introduced a number of new enterprise features. The most notable of these are memory optimized tables and natively compiled stored procedures. When developing databases with enterprise...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 now Generally Available
Microsoft today released Microsoft SQL Server 2014, the foundation of our cloud-first data platform. SQL Server 2014 delivers breakthrough performance with new and enhanced in-memory technologies to...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (April 4th, 2014)
It's the weekend I wanted to go see a movie, so of course I now have a cold. Well at least there's lots of //build videos to watch. Here's a list of some of the more interesting links I found this...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 brings on-premises and cloud database together to improve...
With the recently disclosed general availability of SQL Server 2014, Microsoft brings to market new hybrid scenarios, enabling customers to take advantage of Microsoft Azure in conjunction with...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 Launch – A Community Affair
Guest blog post by: PASS President Thomas LaRock – a SQL Server MVP, MCM, and Head Geek at Solarwinds – is a seasoned IT professional with over a decade of technical and management experience. Author...
View ArticleClient Property Tracking for PATCH
In OData Client for .NET 6.2.0, we enabled the top level property tracking on client side when sending a PATCH. This feature allows client to send only updated properties, instead of the entire object...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (April 11th, 2014)
It's been a pretty busy week, what with security vulnerabilities among other things. Here's a few links (including a few on security vulnerabilities,) for your weekend reading.CloudAzure and...
View ArticleODataLib 6.2 release
We are happy to announce that the ODL 6.2 is released and available on nuget along with the source code on codeplex (please read the git history for the v6.2 code info and allprevious version)....
View ArticleTune in tomorrow and accelerate your insights
Tomorrow’s the day! Tune in to hear from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, COO Kevin Turner, and Data Platform Group CVP Quentin Clark about Microsoft’s approach to data, and how the latest advancements in...
View ArticleThe data platform for a new era
Earlier today, Microsoft hosted a customer event in San Francisco where I joined CEO Satya Nadella and COO Kevin Turner to share our perspective on the role of data in business. Satya outlined his...
View ArticleSQL Server 2014 and HP Sets Two World Records for Data Warehousing Leading In...
Yesterday we talked about how we are delivering real-time performance to customers in every part of the platform. I’m excited to announce another example of where we are delivering this to customers...
View ArticleCustomers using Microsoft technologies to accelerate their insights
At yesterday’s Accelerate your insights event in San Francisco, we heard from CEO Satya Nadella, COO Kevin Turner and CVP Quentin Clark about how building a data culture in your company is critical to...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (April 18th, 2014)
It's pretty quiet this week, so not a lot of links. Maybe everyone is off at the beach for spring break? Here are a few links for those of us stuck in front of computers this week.CloudAzure is the...
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