Is the traditional data warehouse dead?
There have been a number of enhancements to Hadoop recently when it comes to fast interactive querying with such products...
2017-12-22
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James Serra's Blog
What is Azure Databricks?
Azure Databricks (documentation and user guide) was announced at Microsoft Connect, and with this post I’ll try to explain its use...
2017-11-28 (first published: 2017-11-20)
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What is Azure Databricks?
Azure Databricks (documentation and user guide) was announced at Microsoft Connect, and with this post I’ll try to explain its use...
2017-11-20
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Microsoft Connect(); announcements
Microsoft Connect(); is a developer event from Nov 15-17, where plenty of announcements are made. Here is a summary of the data...
2017-11-15
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Microsoft Connect(); announcements
Microsoft Connect(); is a developer event from Nov 15-17, where plenty of announcements are made. Here is a summary of the data...
2017-11-15
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Analytics Platform System (APS) AU6 released
Better late than never: The Analytics Platform System (APS), which is a renaming of the Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW), released an appliance update...
2017-11-07
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Azure SQL Database Managed Instance
Azure SQL Database Managed Instance is a new flavor of Azure SQL Database that is a game changer. It offers...
2017-10-31
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Microsoft Ignite Big Data Presentations
There were so many good presentations at Microsoft Ignite, all of which can be viewed on-demand. I wanted to list...
2017-10-17
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Use cases of various products for a big data cloud solution
There are a tremendous amount of Microsoft products that are cloud-based for building big data solutions. It’s great that there...
2017-10-11
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What’s new in SQL Server 2017 presentation
I just uploaded a new presentation called “What’s new in SQL Server 2017”. It covers all the new features in...
2017-10-06
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Blogs
Query Intelligence in SQL Server 2025: What Developers Need to Know
By Chris Yates
When Microsoft announced SQL Server 2025, I was curious about what would truly change...
Finding and Killing Blockers with Redgate AI Tech
By Steve Jones
Redgate has a research arm, called the Foundry, that has been experimenting with AIs...
Back at Small Data SF in 2025
By Steve Jones
Today I’m in San Francisco at Small Data SF 2025. I went to the...
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Large posts full of code not allowed anymore?
Several times now, I've seen a post asking for a solution. I've replied, and...
Data > Hype
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Create and Read the Analysis Services Flight Recorder
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Slipstream parameters
What parameters are needed to enable a slipstream installation for setup.exe (SQL Server setup)?
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