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EF7 Beta 6 Available
Today we are making Entity Framework 7 Beta 6 available. EF7 will be the next major release of Entity Framework and it is currently in pre-release. Still very much a previewEF7 introduces some...
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Publishing Azure ML Web Services From Jupyter Notebooks
This post is authored by Raymond Laghaeian, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft.Azure ML lets you build and deploy web services that expose machine learning models as RESTful APIs. With the release of...
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SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.2 is available
The SQL Server engineering team is committed to SQL Server 2016 monthly public preview release rhythm. Following CTP 2.1 release last month, we are excited to announce the immediate availability of SQL...
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Free Webinar: Introduction to Azure Data Factory
In a fast changing data landscape where unstructured and structured data originate from many cloud and on-premises sources, Azure Data Factory (ADF) lets you process on-premises data such as SQL Server...
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Transparent Data Encryption Preview Issues
As increasing numbers of customers are trying out and using our Preview of Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for Azure SQL Database, we wanted to make you aware of a few issues some are encountering,...
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Feedback request: Protecting data in SQL
We (the SQL Security product team) would like to better understand the needs and frustrations of customers who are concerned about protecting their data, both in the cloud and on-premises. If you fit...
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Ruby, TinyTDS, and Azure SQL Database update
I got a note the other day that the 0.6.3-rc2 version of TinyTDS now includes the security bits needed to communicate with Azure SQL Database, on the Windows platform (it worked on other platforms just...
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Announcing the General Availability of Azure Data Factory
This post is authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of Information Management & Machine Learning at Microsoft.I am thrilled to announce the general availability of the Microsoft Azure...
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Eliciting your feedback about upgrading SQL Server
SQL Server DBAs - The SQL Server engineering team needs you and your input! We're running a high-velocity planning program about upgrading SQL Server and this process is literally driven on your...
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Eliciting your feedback about upgrading SQL Server
SQL Server DBAs - The SQL Server engineering team needs you and your input! We're running a high-velocity planning program about upgrading SQL Server and this process is literally driven on your...
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Building Predictive Maintenance Solutions with Azure ML – Webinar Summary
This blog post is authored by Yan Zhang, Data Scientist at Microsoft.Last month, we hosted an advanced analytics webinar on building predictive maintenance solutions. This blog post is a summary of the...
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Yes, You Really Can
I thought today would be a good day to remind you about Microsoft's stance on customer validation of the security of our online services. In addition to the numerous certifications and audits performed...
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Always Encrypted Key rotation – Column master Key rotation.
Many standards that are used to regulate data security define key rotation requirements in order to meet compliance. In many cases, there are defined regulations that distinguish between the...
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Cumulative Update #9 for SQL Server 2014 RTM
Dear Customers, The 9 th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 9 contains all the SQL Server 2014 RTM hotfixes...
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Cumulative Update #2 for SQL Server 2014 SP1
Dear Customers, The second cumulative update release for SQL Server 2014 SP1 is now available for download at the Microsoft Support site. Cumulative Update 2 contains all the SQL Server 2014 SP1...
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Free Webinar: Predict Customer Churn Using Cortana Analytics Suite
With the explosion of digital data, it is becoming possible to predict with good accuracy which customers are most likely to leave your service, and to understand what the key contributing factors are....
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Row-Level Security for Azure SQL Database is Generally Available
Row-Level Security (RLS) for Azure SQL Database is now generally available. RLS enables you to store data for many users in a single database and table, while at the same time restricting row-level...
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Join us for our Cortana Analytics workshop on September 10 & 11
We are excited to bring you our first-ever conference exclusively focused on the Microsoft Cortana Analytics Suite– the Cortana Analytics Workshop will be held on September 10th and 11th at Microsoft’s...
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Azure ML Goes to Southeast Asia
This blog post is authored by Hai Ning, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft.Today, we are happy to announce that we are taking the first step towards making Azure Machine Learning available in...
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Build and Deploy a Predictive Web App Using Python and Azure ML
Authored by Raymond Laghaeian, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft.In this post, we will walk through the process of building a machine learning model, publishing it as a web service, and creating a...
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