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March 5, 2014 2 min read

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 Intelligence organizations for over a decade.

February 26, 2014 5 min read

Data Visualizations

A couple of weeks back was a really exciting time for us.

February 21, 2014 6 min read

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.

February 18, 2014 6 min read

Data-intensive Applications in the Cloud Computing World

Building data-intensive applications in emerging cloud computing environments is fundamentally different and more exciting.

February 17, 2014 1 min read

New Article: Application Patterns and Development Strategies for SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

We are very happy to announce that a new guidance for SQL Server in Windows Azure Infrastructures Services is now available online.

February 14, 2014 2 min read

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 fun during the #pass24HOP Challenge that we played alongside with you on Twitter! Near the end of each session, we asked you […]

February 14, 2014 1 min read

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.

February 12, 2014 3 min read

Making Big Data Work for Everyone

This has been a really exciting week for the Microsoft data platform.

February 7, 2014 4 min read

Differential Database Backup with Memory-Optimized Tables

This blog describes how differential database backup is taken on database with one or more memory-optimized tables.

February 6, 2014 4 min read

Getting Trained on Microsoft’s Expanding Data Platform

With data volumes exploding, having the right technology to find insights from your data is critical to long term success.

February 5, 2014 7 min read

Database Backup with Memory-Optimized Tables

The memory-optimized tables are backed up as part of regular database backups so you don’t need to do anything special to manage backups on databases with memory-optimized tables.

January 31, 2014 1 min read

Microsoft to Join the Big Data Conversation as an Elite Sponsor at Strata, Santa Clara, CA

On February 11-13, Microsoft will join 2,700 of the world’s leading big data scientists, CIOs and executives at the Strata conference in Santa Clara, CA.

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