Microsoft Power BI–Gartner Magic Quadrant over time

An interesting PowerBI report (@ the link below) which shows the Gartner Magic Quadrant over time, what I like is, that you can actually simulate and visualise how Microsoft and the other vendors have progressed over the years on Advanced Analytics, Business Intelligence, Data warehouse and Data Management solutions and Operational database solutions. https://msit.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjE2NDZhZDEtNTU5Ni00ZTM1LTk1OGEtYTFlZDY5NzY4ZmI3IiwidCI6IjcyZjk4OGJmLTg2ZjEtNDFhZi05MWFiLTJkN2NkMDExZGI0NyIsImMiOjV9

April 13, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Announcing SQL Server on Linux

  Announcing SQL Server on Linux – The Official Microsoft Blog

March 9, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Making R the Enterprise Standard for Cross-Platform Analytics, Both On-Premises and in the Cloud – Machine Learning

  By Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Data Group Less than a year ago we decided to acquire Revolution Analytics, the leading commercial provider of software and services for R, the world’s most widely used programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics. At the time, we committed to building R and Revolution’s technology […]

January 12, 2016 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2013)

A great article on storage, capacity planning as well as configuration of (database and / or data tier) SQL server – related to SharePoint Server 2013…..@ the link below: Storage and SQL Server capacity planning and configuration (SharePoint Server 2013)

August 28, 2013 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Windows Azure SQL Database and SQL Server — Performance and Scalability Compared and Contrasted

A must read article….. Windows Azure SQL Database and SQL Server — Performance and Scalability Compared and Contrasted

February 11, 2013 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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What’s Your Favourite Feature of SQL Server 2012?

Some commonalities in the outcome people were looking for: Reductions in application downtime Improvements in database and application performance Improvements in productivity Costs savings Empowering end-users with BI tools to improve decision making Read more @ the link below: What’s Your Favourite Feature of SQL Server 2012? – SQL Server Team Blog – Site Home […]

January 9, 2013 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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The Perfect Combination: SQL Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 and System Center 2012

Today’s organizations need the ability to seamlessly build, deploy and manage applications and services across on-premise and cloud computing environments. The Cloud OS platform with Windows Server® 2012, Windows Azure, Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012, Microsoft System Center 2012 and Visual Studio 2012 work together to provide a consistent platform from on-premises to cloud computing environments. […]

December 13, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Now Available

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Now Available – SQL Server Team Blog – Site Home – TechNet Blogs

July 31, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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SQL Server Data Tools

  …provides an integrated environment for database developers to carry out all their database design work for any SQL Server platform (both on and off premise) within Visual Studio. Database developers can use the SQL Server Object Explorer in VS to easily create or edit database objects and data, or execute queries. SQL Server Data […]

June 20, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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Announcing Windows Azure SQL Reporting General Availability – Microsoft Business Intelligence

With SQL Reporting on Azure, developers can use familiar tools such as the Business Intelligence Development Studio and SQL Server Data Tools to author reports, just as they do today when running SQL Server Reporting services on-premises. SQL Reporting on Azure provides consistent APIs to view, execute and manage reports along with rich formatting and […]

June 13, 2012 · Rahul Desai · No Comments
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