Community Spotlight: Grant Fritchey, Red Gate Software
In honor of the upcoming PASS Business Analytics conference, we wanted to take some time to spotlight the great work happening in the SQL and BI communities across the world.
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Thomas LaRock Invites You to Attend the PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015
This is a guest blog post from Thomas LaRock, the President of PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) It’s no secret that the role of data in the IT industry, in business, and in the world at large is changing at a rapid pace. -
SQL Server 2014 is Certified for SAP Applications On-Premises and in the Cloud
As of March 11 2015, SAP has certified support for SAP NetWeaver-based applications on Microsoft SQL Server 2014. -
Get More Out of the Hybrid Cloud at Ignite
Hybrid cloud solutions offer the best of both worlds: you get the flexible power of the cloud combined with the tight control of localized datacenters. -
Updated SQL Server PHP Driver Now Available
As part of SQL Server’s ongoing interoperability program, we are pleased to announce an updated Microsoft SQL Server driver for PHP. -
SQL Automated Backup and Patching Support in Existing SQL Server Virtual Machines
In January, we released the SQL Automated Backup and SQL Automated Patching services for SQL Server Virtual Machines in Azure. -
Microsoft Enhances Data Platform with Availability of Fully-Managed NoSQL and Search Services
Guest post by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director, Data Platform As part of our commitment to delivering a world-class data platform for our customers, I am excited to announce the general availability of Azure Search and Azure DocumentDB to support the search and unstructured data needs of today’s modern cloud applications. -
Explore In-Memory Technologies at Ignite
You’ve probably already heard why you should use the in-memory tech built into Microsoft SQL Server: 30 times faster transaction speed, 100 times the query speed, and millions of rows of data analyzed every second. -
Webinar: SQL Server for Mission Critical Applications
If you are running older versions of SQL Server or use another database management system as your primary data platform, you may be wondering what the latest version of SQL Server has to offer. -
Microsoft Releases Azure HDInsight on Linux and Machine Learning GA at Strata Conference
Today at Strata + Hadoop World, Microsoft is announcing the public preview of Azure HDInsight running on Linux, the general availability of Storm on HDInsight, the general availability of Azure Machine Learning, and the availability of Informatica technology on Azure. -
Data. Insights. Action. Listen. A TechNet Radio Discussion about the Upcoming PASS BA Conference
The PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015 is right around the corner! Listen to some of our favorite Data and BI experts chat about this year’s event, April 20th – 22nd in Santa Clara, California. -
Automated Backup & Automated Patching Best Practices
We recently released the Automated Backup and Automated Patching features.
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