Microsoft releases HDInsight for Hadoop 2.4 And Gains 100x Performance Increase
Yesterday, at the Hadoop Summit, Microsoft announced that Azure HDInsight now supports Hadoop 2.4. This is the next release of our 100 percent Apache Hadoop-based distribution for Microsoft Azure. In...
View ArticleAnnouncing the preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure HDInsight
On June 3, Microsoft announced an update to HDInsight to support Hadoop 2.4 for 100x faster queries. Today, we are announcing the preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure...
View ArticleSQL Server chez les clients – Un référentiel de données fiable et maitrisé...
La gestion des données de référence, ou Master Data Management (MDM), est une discipline permettant aux organisations de travailler sur un socle consolidé et fiable pour les informations référentes....
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2) RTM has released.
Dear Customers, Microsoft SQL Server team is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 (SP2). As part of our continued commitment to software excellence for our customers, this...
View ArticleSQL Server 2012 SP2 is now available!
Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2. The Service Pack is available for download on the Microsoft Download Center. As part of our continued commitment to...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (June 13th, 2014)
Last week was soooooo busy, I didn't have time for links on Friday. This week has been a little better, so I have some links for you today.CloudDocker on Microsoft Azure: MS Open Tech as some new code...
View ArticleMachine Learning at Microsoft
This blog post is authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of Machine Learning at Microsoft.Some months ago, my colleague and friend John Platt and I were bouncing around a few ideas to...
View ArticleReal-time predictive analytics in the cloud
Predictive analytics has greatly empowered organizations across industries. One of the key benefits of predictive analytics centers on the ability to shorten decision cycle times, which enables...
View ArticleWhy SQL Server runs best on Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services offers many ways to optimize your on-premises data and data platform projects from development and test of new SQL Server applications to migrating existing...
View ArticleSQL Server chez les clients – Self-Service BI et Microsoft Azure Machine...
Les métiers et professionnels ont un besoin croissant d'analyse de données diverses mais au-delà de la simple analyse nous devons de plus en plus comprendre nos données, les extrapoler, en déduire des...
View ArticleSQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups Supported between Microsoft Azure...
Last year we announced the support of SQL Server AlwaysOn Availability Groups on Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Services.We’re excited to announce that AlwaysOn Availability Groups are now supported...
View ArticleEF 6.1.1 RTM Available
Today we are pleased to announce the availability of EF6.1.1. This patch release includes a number of high priority bug fixes and some contributions from our community. What’s in EF6.1.1?You can see a...
View ArticleFix for index corruption issue now available for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2
Fix for issue described in KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2969896 is now available for download for SP2 via the hotfix download link in the KB article....(read more)
View ArticleSQL Server chez les clients – Optimisation du modèle analytique
Cet article présente les bonnes pratiques à suivre afin d’optimiser l’implémentation d'un modèle multidimensionnel dans SQL Server Analysis Services, puis propose une approche de gestion dynamique du...
View ArticleODataLib 6.4.0 Release
We are happy to announce that the ODL 6.4.0 is released and available on nuget along with the source code oncodeplex (please read the git history for the v6.4.0 code info and all previous version)....
View ArticleWebcast: Database cloud backup and DR - a strategic imperative
The cloud is creating radical changes in how information technology is architected. And its next big target just might be business continuity. Explosive data growth and new application types are...
View ArticleDriving Ground Breaking BI with APS
This blog post will detail how APS gives users the ability to:Leverage Power Query, Power Pivot, and Power Map at massive scaleIteratively query APS, adding BI on the flyCombine data seamlessly from...
View ArticleThe Joy (and Hard Work) of Machine Learning
This blog post is authored by Joseph Sirosh.Few people appreciate the enormous potential of machine learning (ML) in enterprise applications. I was lucky enough to get a taste of its potential benefits...
View ArticlePie in the Sky (June 27th, 2014)
CloudTrying Redis Caching: Working with Azure Redis Cache.MongoDB enterprise: Now available in the Azure store.Azure Mobile Services and MongoDB collections: For Node.js back-end code this time.June...
View ArticleCumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2014 RTM
Dear Customers, The 2 nd cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. To learn more about the release or servicing model, please visit:...
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