Data analytics

Best Practices November 6, 2013 1 min read

Get to Know the SQL Server that’s Purpose Built for High Performance Data Warehousing and Big Data Analytics – the SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance

If your business relies on data, you know that it is a constant challenge to store, manage, and analyze it effectively as your data continues to grow.

Thought Leadership April 15, 2014 4 min read

The data platform for a new era

Earlier today, Microsoft hosted a customer event in San Francisco where I joined CEO Satya Nadella and COO Kevin Turner to share our perspective on the role of data in business.

July 1, 2014 4 min read

Real world use cases of the Microsoft Analytics Platform System

This blog post was authored by: Murshed Zaman, AzureCAT PM and Sumin Mohanan, DS SDET With the advent of SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse (the MPP version of SQL Server) V2 AU1 (Appliance Update 1), PDW got a new name: the Analytics Platform System [Appliance] or APS.

Best Practices November 14, 2014 10 min read

APS Best Practice: How to Optimize Query Performance by Minimizing Data Movement

by Rob Farley, LobsterPot Solutions The Analytics Platform System, with its MPP SQL Server engine (SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse) can deliver performance and scalability for analytics workloads that you may not have expected from SQL Server.

Best Practices December 8, 2014 2 min read

Best of 2014: Top 10 Data Exposed Channel 9 Videos for Data Devs

Have you been watching Data Exposed over on Channel 9? If you’re a data developer, Data Exposed is a great place to learn more about what you can do with data: relational and non-relational, on-premises and in the cloud, big and small.

Updates December 16, 2014 4 min read

Relational Data Warehouse + Big Data Analytics: Analytics Platform System (APS) Appliance Update 3

This blog post was authored by: Matt Usher, Senior PM on the Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS) team Microsoft is happy to announce the release of the Analytics Platform System (APS) Appliance Update (AU) 3.

Best Practices January 20, 2015 1 min read

New Year’s Resolution? Free BI and Big Data Training

Interested in growing your BI and Big Data skills in 2015? Maybe your new year’s resolution is all about learning something new or taking your analytics knowledge to the next level? See what BI and Big Data training courses were your peers’ favorites in 2014: Faster Insights to Data with Power BI Jumpstart From Data […]

Events February 10, 2015 1 min read

Get to Know the SQL Server that’s Purpose Built for High Performance Data Warehousing and Big Data Analytics – the SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance

The data platform for a new era

Real world use cases of the Microsoft Analytics Platform System

APS Best Practice: How to Optimize Query Performance by Minimizing Data Movement

Best of 2014: Top 10 Data Exposed Channel 9 Videos for Data Devs

Relational Data Warehouse + Big Data Analytics: Analytics Platform System (APS) Appliance Update 3

New Year’s Resolution? Free BI and Big Data Training

Join us at the PASS Business Analytics Conference this Year and Explore What’s New in Data Analysis

Top reasons why enterprises should choose Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Analytics Platform System Update 4 Generally Available

Capturing the $1.6 trillion data dividend

SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 3.0 is available

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