Content type: Thought Leadership

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Data Science Perspectives: Q&A with Microsoft Data Scientists Val Fontama and Wee Hyong Tok 

You can’t read the tech press without seeing news of exciting advancements or opportunities in data science and advanced analytics. We sat down with two of our own Microsoft Data Scientists to learn more about their role in the field, some of the real-world successes they’ve seen, and get their perspective on today’s opportunities in these evolving areas of data analytics.
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In-Memory Technology in SQL Server 2014 Provides Samsung ElectroMechanics with Huge Performance Gains 

We’ve been talking a lot lately about our in-memory technology in SQL Server. If you attended the PASS Summit last week you likely heard a fair share. So, why all the fuss? Simply put, SQL Server 2014’s in-memory delivers serious business impact. According to CMS Wire “Microsoft SQL 2014 just may be the most complete in-memory solution on the market.
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Cloudera Selects Azure as a Preferred Cloud Platform 

We are working to make Azure the best cloud platform for big data, including Apache Hadoop. To accomplish this, we deliver a comprehensive set of solutions such as our Hadoop-based solution Azure HDInsight and managed data services from partners, including Hortonworks.
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Real-time predictive analytics in the cloud 

Predictive analytics has greatly empowered organizations across industries. One of the key benefits of predictive analytics centers on the ability to shorten decision cycle times, which enables organizations to improve risk management, customer responsiveness, marketing, and supply chain.
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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 Microsoft data services together forming one complete data platform solution Total freedom for users with no lockdown, agnostic to the actual Hadoop distribution and/or underlying operating system Faster insights from all your data in a simple and performing fashion allowing
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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 requires both big computing and big data resources. A team of computer scientists at Virginia Tech is addressing this challenge by developing an on-demand, cloud-computing model using the Azure HDInsight Service.
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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 purchasing and inventory decisions based on accurate product information.
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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 SQL Database, announced on April 24. In this follow-up post, I want to provide more information about how SQL Database performance is factored into the service tiers.