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Get More Out of the Hybrid Cloud at Ignite 

Hybrid cloud solutions offer the best of both worlds: you get the flexible power of the cloud combined with the tight control of localized datacenters. SQL Server offers tons of out-of-the-box hybrid capabilities, and Microsoft Principal PM Nosheen Syed will show you how to make the most of them in his Ignite session “Microsoft SQL Server to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines: Hybrid Story.
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Updated SQL Server PHP Driver Now Available 

As part of SQL Server’s ongoing interoperability program, we are pleased to announce an updated Microsoft SQL Server driver for PHP.  The new driver, which supports PHP 5.6, is now available! This driver allows developers who use the PHP scripting language to access Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL Database, and to take advantage of new features implemented in ODBC.
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SQL Automated Backup and Patching Support in Existing SQL Server Virtual Machines 

In January, we released the SQL Automated Backup and SQL Automated Patching services for SQL Server Virtual Machines in Azure. These services automate the processes of backing up and patching your SQL Server VMs. In that release, you were able to configure these services in the Azure Preview Portal when provisioning a new SQL Server 2014 Enterprise or Standard VM.
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Explore In-Memory Technologies at Ignite 

You’ve probably already heard why you should use the in-memory tech built into Microsoft SQL Server: 30 times faster transaction speed, 100 times the query speed, and millions of rows of data analyzed every second. If you want to learn more about the how, check out the Microsoft Ignite session with the no-nonsense title, In-Memory Technologies Overview.
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Microsoft Releases Azure HDInsight on Linux and Machine Learning GA at Strata Conference 

Today at Strata + Hadoop World, Microsoft is announcing the public preview of Azure HDInsight running on Linux, the general availability of Storm on HDInsight, the general availability of Azure Machine Learning, and the availability of Informatica technology on Azure. These new services are part of our continued investment in a broad portfolio of solutions to unlock insights from data.
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Data. Insights. Action. Listen. A TechNet Radio Discussion about the Upcoming PASS BA Conference 

The PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015 is right around the corner!  Listen to some of our favorite Data and BI experts chat about this year’s event, April 20th – 22nd in Santa Clara, California. Are you a key part of a team delivering business analytics and intelligence for your organization?   Are you finding BA/BI more a part of your day-today work life?
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Automated Backup & Automated Patching Best Practices 

We recently released the Automated Backup and Automated Patching features. These features automate the processes of backing up and patching your SQL Virtual Machine to provide an added level of convenience for your VMs. We’d like to outline some best practices for these features to ensure that you get the most out of these features.
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Azure is the Ideal Cloud for Your Database Workloads with Increased SQL Server Compatibility, Security, Automation, and Power 

By Tiffany Wissner, Sr. Director for Data Platform Marketing Today we are announcing general availability for the latest update to Azure SQL Database, introduction of new SQL Database security features, more automation for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Server on G-Series VMs.  Take a closer look at these exciting new improvements. 1.