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Announcements April 13, 2017 2 min read

Crossplatform Tools for SQL Server opened for community localization

This post was authored by Mona Nasr and Andy Gonzalez, Program Manager in C+E APEX Global Services In February 2017, we announced that the localization of Crossplatform Tools for SQL Server (mssql for Visual Studio Code and SQL Tools Service) is open for community contributions on GitHub.

Updates April 18, 2017 3 min read

Top three capabilities to get excited about in the next version of SQL Server

We announced the first public preview of SQL Server v.

Updates April 19, 2017 4 min read

SQL Server 2017 Community Technology Preview 2.0 now available

Microsoft is excited to announce a new preview for the next version of SQL Server! We disclosed a name for this next release, SQL Server 2017, today at the Microsoft Data Amp event.

Updates April 19, 2017 10 min read

Introducing Microsoft R Server 9.1 release

This post is authored by Nagesh Pabbisetty, Partner Director of Program Management at Microsoft Expert data scientists are adopting Advanced Analytics (AA) and Machine Learning (ML) at a rapid pace.

Announcements April 19, 2017 8 min read

Delivering AI with data: the next generation of the Microsoft data platform

This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group Leveraging intelligence out of the ever-increasing amounts of data can make the difference between being the next market disruptor or being relegated to the pages of history.

Updates April 19, 2017 3 min read

Python in SQL Server 2017: enhanced in-database machine learning

We are excited to share the preview release of in-database analytics and machine learning with Python in SQL Server.

Announcements April 20, 2017 1 min read

Resumable Online Index Rebuild is in public preview for SQL Server 2017 CTP 2.0

We are delighted to announce that Resumable Online Index Rebuild is now available for public preview in the SQL Server vNext 2017 CTP 2.

Best Practices April 20, 2017 7 min read

Graph Data Processing with SQL Server 2017 and Azure SQL Database

SQL Server is trusted by many customers for enterprise-grade, mission-critical workloads that store and process large volumes of data.

Events April 25, 2017 1 min read

Get to cloud faster with a new database migration service private preview

Last week at the Microsoft Data Amp online event, Microsoft announced a private preview for a new database migration service that will streamline the process for migrating on-premises databases to Azure.

Best Practices April 28, 2017 7 min read

SQL Server community-driven enhancements in SQL Server 2017

This post was authored by the SQL Server Tiger Team Although SQL Server 2016 runs faster, SQL Server 2017 promises to run even faster and empower customers to run smarter with intelligent database features like the ability to run advanced analytics using Python in a parallelized and highly scalable way, the ability to store and […]

Best Practices May 1, 2017 1 min read

A Stand Out Performance by KillaDBA

This post was authored by Nikki Thomas Two weeks ago, we welcomed special guest performer Homer McEwen (aka KillaDBA) to SQL Saturday.

Announcements May 10, 2017 8 min read

Serving AI with data: A summary of Build 2017 data innovations

This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group This week at the annual Microsoft Build conference, we are discussing how, more than ever, organizations are relying on developers to create breakthrough experiences.

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