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How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences
Microsoft is modernizing SQL tools with AI, SSMS, Visual Studio Code, and DevOps features to boost productivity and future-proof development.
Innovation spotlight: How 3 customers are driving change with migration to Azure SQL
Learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance helps organizations move from legacy constraints to a scalable and secure AI-ready foundation.
Customers get Faster and Better Insight into More Data from More Sources with Windows Azure HDInsight Service
Collecting Big Data is significant only if you can make use of it. With Windows Azure HDInsight Service, organizations can use Apache Hadoop clusters in
Windows Azure HDInsight Released for GA
Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Azure HDInsight, its cloud-based distribution of Hadoop. Further expanding on Microsoft’s big data strategy, Microsoft CVP Quentin
A Look Back at PASS Summit 2013
PASS Summit 2013 has been over for a little more than a week and we are already looking forward to what’s next in 2014. PASS
Backup and Restore Enhancements in SQL Server 2014 CTP2
SQL Server 2014 CTP2 includes three SQL Server Backup and Restore enhancements. These enhancements enable using Windows Azure for backups, providing options to ease and
Smart, Secure, Cost-Effective: SQL Server Back Up to Windows Azure
Microsoft recently announced several new ways to back up and recover SQL Server databases with Windows Azure. These features, now available in SQL Server 2014
Customers Gain Roadmap for the Future with Microsoft, SQL Server 2014 and In-Memory OLTP
There’s a lot of excitement around the In-Memory OLTP database engine in SQL Server 2014—and for good reason. Many companies are already realizing impressive performance
Cloud Data Warehousing – The Fastest Time To Value
In the past, deploying a data warehouse has been a costly affair. IT departments required expertise to procure and build state-of-the-art hardware servers (that are
SQL Server 2014 CTP 2 Now Available
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 CTP2 was announced by Quentin Clark during the Microsoft SQL PASS 2013 keynote. This second public CTP is essentially feature complete
SQL Server 2014: Pushing the Boundaries of In-Memory Performance
This morning, during my keynote at the Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) Summit 2013, I discussed how customers are pushing the boundaries of what’s
The 411 on the Microsoft SQL Server 2014 In-Memory OLTP Blog Series
This summer we started blogging about all of the innovation in the products that make up the Microsoft Cloud OS vision. We’ve talked about Windows
Microsoft is on the Move — to Charlotte!
PASS Summit is just right around the corner and we are very excited to share all of our hard work with you! Microsoft is sending
In-Memory OLTP: How Durability is Achieved for Memory-Optimized Tables
In-memory OLTP provides full durability for memory-optimized tables. When a transaction that has made changes to memory-optimized table commits, SQL Server, just like it does