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- November 30, 2018
30 Nov'18
Faster R&D pace complicates SQL Server upgrades for users
Microsoft is updating SQL Server and Azure SQL Database more quickly than it did in the past -- and keeping up with the new releases can be a tough task for DBAs.
- November 29, 2018
29 Nov'18
Microsoft data platform gets new cloud, on-prem features
Microsoft released a second preview of SQL Server 2019 and said users can now run applications in either on-premises SQL Server systems or its Azure SQL Database cloud service.
- November 12, 2018
12 Nov'18
Enterprise Power BI platform advances with SSRS, 'dataflows'
Microsoft embeds its SSRS reporting software and more-advanced data preparation tools in Power BI, part of a plan to blend self-service and enterprise BI for users.
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- November 08, 2018
08 Nov'18
Microsoft Azure SQL Database nears parity with SQL Server
Microsoft is adding functionality to Azure SQL Database to enable users to migrate more SQL Server applications to the cloud platform and run bigger databases on it.
- October 31, 2018
31 Oct'18
PASS Summit 2018 spotlights new demands on SQL Server DBAs
This year's PASS Summit comes as SQL Server 2019 looms and the cloud becomes a bigger factor. PASS board member Tim Ford talks about key trends ahead of it.
- September 25, 2018
25 Sep'18
SQL Server 2019 preview brings Hadoop, Spark and AI into DBMS
A SQL Server 2019 preview brings Hadoop and Spark into the fold, positioning the database as an all-purpose data portal. Azure Cosmos DB also gets an update.
- August 29, 2018
29 Aug'18
Talend tool targets Azure data integration for analytics use
Talend released software that does bulk data uploads to Microsoft's Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The goal is to streamline data integration and support real-time analytics.
- June 11, 2018
11 Jun'18
Proposed Microsoft-GitHub buy confirms open source role in cloud
The looming Microsoft-GitHub pairing confirms the company's rebirth as an open source friend. Data tools on the Azure cloud are part of the motivation.
- May 16, 2018
16 May'18
Azure Cosmos DB features, pricing morph with new provisioning model
The ability to provision Azure Cosmos DB throughput at the database level could come with pricing sticker shock for some users of Microsoft's multimodel database.
- March 21, 2018
21 Mar'18
ObjectRocket launches Azure MongoDB service
Count ObjectRocket among those pursuing Azure MongoDB deployments. This open source NoSQL database continues to find traction on the web and in the cloud.
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- January 17, 2018
17 Jan'18
Meltdown and Spectre fixes eyed for SQL Server performance issues
Microsoft has responded to the Spectre and Meltdown chip vulnerabilities with patches and other fixes. But IT teams need to sort out SQL Server performance issues they may create.
- November 21, 2017
21 Nov'17
Microsoft Azure cloud database activity takes off at Connect();
Microsoft Connect(); 2017 saw the addition of MariaDB and Cassandra to the Azure cloud database lineup. Also discussed: A set of Spark-based analytics services called Azure Databricks.
- November 09, 2017
09 Nov'17
Microsoft boosts SQL Server machine learning services
Python and R are among the tools in the SQL Server machine learning toolkit. Native T-SQL scoring is also on the agenda, as uncovered at PASS Summit 2017.
- November 06, 2017
06 Nov'17
Power BI updates drive Microsoft's latest hybrid cloud efforts
At PASS Summit 2017, Microsoft Azure's strides were measured in steps. These include Power BI updates that bring cloud reporting services down to earth.
- September 26, 2017
26 Sep'17
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 for Linux hits GA, IT pros encouraged
Microsoft SQL Server 2017 becomes available in October. In addition to a version that runs on Linux, new features include support for Python-based analytics.