
Power BI and Azure Data Services dismantle data silos and unlock insights
Learn how to connect Power BI and Azure Data Services to share data and unlock new insights with a new tutorial. Business analysts who use Power BI dataflows can now share data with data engineers and data scientists, who can ... continue reading
Get up to speed with Azure HDInsight: The comprehensive guide
Azure HDInsight is an easy, cost-effective, enterprise-grade service for open source analytics. With HDInsight, you get managed clusters for various Apache big data technologies, such as Spark, MapReduce, Kafka, Hive, HBase, Storm and ML Services backed by a 99.9% SLA ... continue reading

#Microsoft Azure Hub-Spoke model by Enterprise Design 3 of 4 Data Migration #Azure #SQL
Hyper-V Clusters front tier with SQL Clusters in the Backend SQL assessment and Data Migration to Azure This blogpost is about SQL assessment and Data Migration to your Azure design in the Cloud in a secure way. Before you begin ... continue reading

SSMS 18.0 Public Preview 5 Released
We are very excited to announce the release of Public Preview 5 of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.0. This release has a number of new features and capabilities and several bug fixes across SQL Server Management Objects (SMO), UI, ... continue reading

Creating a data hub for your analytics with PolyBase
Data is the new currency of the digital world, and Microsoft is uniquely positioned to help businesses and consumers get the most out of their data assets. With the leading database in the world, SQL Server, and the rapidly growing ... continue reading

Harness the future with the ultimate hybrid platform for data and AI
Today Im excited to give the Day 1 keynote at PASS Summit v.20, a gathering of our longtime community of SQL Server users and data professionals. PASS Summit is an amazing chance to see the faces of old and new ... continue reading

Data and AI Services training roundup October 2018
To help you stay up to date on online training opportunities, were releasing a monthly list of the latest free Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) sessions in one convenient post. SQL Server 2019 SQL Server 2019 brings innovative security and ... continue reading

Azure Data Studio for SQL Server
Azure Data Studio is a new cross-platform desktop environment for data professionals using the family of on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, MacOS, and Linux. Previously released under the preview name SQL Operations Studio, Azure Data Studio offers a ... continue reading