• Eric Mamet (4/25/2015)


    I just saw a (new?) book entitled "Mastering SQL Server 2014 Data Mining"...

    Following Microsoft BI developments, I was under the impression that "on Premise" SQL Server data mining was a dying bread and that it was simply getting replaced by Machine Learning (cloud based)...

    Did I get that wrong? :doze:

    Is there still a point starting using SQL Server (on premise) data mining, or should we skip this and head straight for the clouds?

    Thanks

    Eric

    I'm an old-timer with 42 years of IT and I think the term 'data mining' is dumb, just plain dumb. Any DBA or SQL developer worth half of what they are paid can access, massage, analyze, summarize, and present data without having all the fancy stuff involved. But on the other hand, don't 'head straight for the clouds' either. That is ALSO dumb, just plain dumb. Cloud computing is destined for disaster. Just a hype idea who's time came and will go eventually die off. So all you folks get off your duffs and learn SQL, the most powerful and versatile tool you will use in your career. But you have to put forth the effort to understand and master the tool.

    Rick
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