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.
Day 1: PASS Business Analytics Conference, The Art of Analytics
For the latest and greatest on business intelligence and business analytics, look no further than the PASS Business Analytics Conference, which kicks off today in
SQL Server 2012 Common Criteria Certification
In February 2013 Microsoft received the Common Criteria (CC) certificate for SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise Edition (English) x64 (Version 11.0.3000.0) at EAL4+ and compliant
Enter Our Daily Sweepstakes to Celebrate the Anniversary of SQL Server 2012!
This month, we are celebrating the one year anniversary of SQL Server 2012, and we’d like to give a little shout out to our community
Gartner BI Summit 2013: Bringing Hadoop to the Enterprise
Gartner’s annual Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit kicked off earlier today where we are focused on sharing our perspective and solutions with customers, partners and
Navistar Uses Microsoft Big Data Solution to Determine Optimal Pricing Structure
The challenge of running a business is becoming more complex each day. Though data is more plentiful and accessible in current times, how to analyze
PASS BAC Preview Series: Looking for Big Data Value in All the Wrong Places
In this guest post from Hyoun Park, PASS Business Analytics Conference (PASS BAC) speaker, we get an interesting twist on the challenge of Big Data
PASS BAC Preview Series: Business Analytics Defined
The PASS Business Analytics Conference (PASSBAC) Preview Series continues with more great insights from PASS Board Member, Douglas McDowell, who gives unique perspective on what
Look Who’s Spending Spring Break at the PASS Business Analytics Conference
The SQL Server community continues to wow us with your ways! Last week during the “Spend Spring Break at the PASS Business Analytics Conference” Challenge,
Go ‘From Data to Insights’ on March 26th in an Exclusive Webcast from Microsoft and The Economist
Big data brings big challenges, but also opportunities–for people and companies to gain insight, spot trends and make decisions in ways never before thought possible.
Make Yourself More Marketable at Certified Career Day
Did you know that 40% of workers believe that certification helped them find a job or led to a promotion? Certification has never been more
Microsoft on Big Data at Strata Santa Clara 2013
We’re wrapping up last week’s Strata Santa Clara 2013 Conference after a flurry of activity! The week started off with Hortonworks announcing the release of
Microsoft’s Database Research Lab Conceives PolyBase to Easily Join Relational Data With Data From Hadoop
Complementing Microsoft’s overall Big Data strategy, PolyBase is a breakthrough new technology on the data processing engine in SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance