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Events October 8, 2015 3 min read

New webinar – Tackle the top five data challenges with SQL Server

The previous two blogs (here and here) in this series discussed how to evaluate the cost effectiveness of SQL Server and the Microsoft data platform and leveraging the asset of an expert community.

Events October 6, 2015 8 min read

2015 PASS Summit Haiku Contest Rules

Twitter contest time! Need a ticket to PASS Summit 2015? Tell us why you deserve a free pass in 140 characters in the form of a HAIKU.

Events May 19, 2015 1 min read

Big data needs a big cloud

Brian Mitchell, Microsoft Senior Business Program Manager, took the stage at Ignite two weeks ago to discuss Planning Your Big Data Architecture on Azure.

Best Practices May 5, 2015 4 min read

Top reasons why enterprises should choose Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Guest post by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director, Data Platform Yesterday at Microsoft’s Ignite conference, we demoed the first sneak peek of Azure SQL Data Warehouse.

Events April 9, 2015 2 min read

Register Now: Your Local Big Data Hackathon

Updated June 26, 2015 This is your opportunity to put your data skills to use for a good cause! Come along and meet other data pros as you use big data technologies to solve real-world problems, make a difference in your community, and learn about Microsoft’s big data technologies and cloud services.

Events March 18, 2015 2 min read

Thomas LaRock Invites You to Attend the PASS Business Analytics Conference 2015

This is a guest blog post from Thomas LaRock, the President of PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) It’s no secret that the role of data in the IT industry, in business, and in the world at large is changing at a rapid pace.

Events March 10, 2015 1 min read

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.

Events March 9, 2015 1 min read

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.

Events March 3, 2015 1 min read

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.

Events February 27, 2015 1 min read

Webinar: SQL Server for Mission Critical Applications

If you are running older versions of SQL Server or use another database management system as your primary data platform, you may be wondering what the latest version of SQL Server has to offer.

Events February 16, 2015 1 min read

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.

Events February 10, 2015 1 min read

Join us at the PASS Business Analytics Conference this Year and Explore What’s New in Data Analysis

Guest post by Kasper de Jonge, Senior PM Microsoft It’s that exciting time of the year again, spring is in the air and conference season is starting up again.

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