FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
Welcome to the third annual FabCon and our first ever SQLCon here in Atlanta, Georgia. With nearly 300 workshops and sessions, this joint event will
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Advancing agentic AI with Microsoft databases across a unified data estate
Built on a consistent Microsoft SQL foundation from on premises to the cloud, Azure SQL brings AI capabilities directly into your database experience.
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.
Announcing the preview of Apache HBase clusters inside Microsoft Azure HDInsight
On June 3, Microsoft announced an update to HDInsight to support Hadoop 2.4 for 100x faster queries. Today, we are announcing the preview of Apache
Microsoft releases HDInsight for Hadoop 2.4 And Gains 100x Performance Increase
Yesterday at the Hadoop Summit, Microsoft announced that Azure HDInsight now supports Hadoop 2.4. This is the next release of our 100 percent Apache Hadoop-based distribution
Microsoft updates its Hadoop cloud solution
Hadoop Summit kicked of today in San Jose, and T. K. Rengarajan, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Data Platform, delivered a keynote presentation where he
PolyBase in APS – Yet another SQL over Hadoop solution?
This blog post will highlight PolyBase’s truly unique approach focusing on: Query capabilities across various heterogeneous data sources – on-premises and cloud (Microsoft Azure) bringing
Virginia Tech Exec Q&A
Virginia Tech is using the Microsoft Azure Cloud to create cloud-based tools to assist with medical breakthroughs via next-generation sequence (NGS) analysis. This NGS analysis
Edgenet Exec Q&A
Edgenet provides optimized product data for suppliers, retailers and search engines. Used online and in stores, Edgenet solutions ensure that businesses and consumers can make
Architecture of the Microsoft Analytics Platform System
In today’s world of interconnected devices and broad access to more and more data, the ability to glean ambient insight from the variety of data
SQL Server 2014 is Customer Tested!
At Microsoft, we have an important program in place to work closely with our customers to ensure high-quality, real-world testing of Microsoft SQL Server before
Microsoft adds forecasting capabilities to Power BI for O365
The PASS Business Analytics Conference — the event where big data meets business analytics – kicked off today in San Jose. Microsoft Technical Fellow Amir
Introducing the AzureCAT PPI Theater at PASS BA
The AzureCAT (Customer Advisory Team) is returning to the world of PASS and joining all of you Data lovin’ folks at the PASS BA conference
In-Memory OLTP Sample for SQL Server 2014 RTM
SQL Server 2014 introduces the new In-Memory OLTP feature to boost performance of OLTP workloads. In an earlier blog post, Quentin Clark described how In-Memory
Azure SQL Database: Service Tiers & Performance Q&A
A few days ago, I published a post with some anticipated questions & answers to provide details on the new service tiers for Microsoft Azure