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• 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.

• July 27, 2017 27 Jul'17

  SQL Server for Linux gets closer -- Windows database adds HA traits

  SQL Server for Linux has gained added features on its way to general availability as part of the almost-ready SQL Server 2017. Meanwhile, its Windows-based brother is upping its high availability quotient.

• July 12, 2017 12 Jul'17

  Azure SQL Data Warehouse turns up the heat, expands processing power

  Spirited competition is under way among cloud providers as they enhance large-scale relational data warehouses in the cloud. An Azure SQL Data Warehouse update by Microsoft is the latest example.

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Azure Cosmos multimodel database delivers features familiar and new

  There are bits of DocumentDB at the foundation of Microsoft's Azure Cosmos DB, a multimodel database that supports multiple modes of data processing.

• April 21, 2017 21 Apr'17

  SQL Server 2017 makes Python a first-class citizen for analytics

  Python is no longer a database outsider at Microsoft. The programming language is riding alongside R for analytics uses as SQL Server 2017 moves to its second preview release.

• March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17

  Redgate tools help bring database DevOps to Visual Studio 2017

  So far, data has been left out of the DevOps discussion. But DevOps for databases could grow if tools like Redgate's bundle embedded in Visual Studio 2017 carry through on their promises.