Top 5 Announcements at PASS Summit 2016
This post is by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft.
Data platform
Announcements
Major product announcements (new product, general availability)
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SQL Server 2016 posts world record TPC-H 10 TB benchmark
SQL Server 2016 delivers unparalleled performance and security built-in for your most mission critical transactional systems and data warehouses, along with an integrated business intelligence and advanced analytics solution for building intelligent applications. -
The elastic future of data warehousing
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Data Group. -
Microsoft announces major commitment to Apache Spark
This post was authored by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing. -
SQL Server 2016 documentation survey
The SQL Server documentation team is working to improve the SQL Server documentation in an effort to enable you be more successful with and gain more value from SQL Server. -
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Today, we announced our plans to bring SQL Server to Linux. -
HP and Microsoft announce a new Superdome X Reference Configuration Guide for SQL Server 2014
HP recently announced (see HP Announcement) the certification of the powerful scale-up Superdome X server. -
Announcing the preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure HDInsight
On June 3, Microsoft announced an update to HDInsight to support Hadoop 2. -
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. -
Hortonworks and Microsoft Bring the Hortonworks Data Platform to Windows
Today, Hortonworks released the beta for the Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) for Windows, the industry’s first 100% Open Source Apache Hadoop-based distribution for Windows. -
Microsoft Announces Additional Details about System Center Advisor (formerly codename “Atlanta”)
At the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Summit last November, Microsoft announced System Center codename “Atlanta. -
Announcing Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 at TDWI World Conference
Today February 14, 2011 Microsoft announced SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.
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