Product: SQL Server 2012

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Accelerating Data Warehouse Deployments on SQL Server 2012 

In order to address the data warehouse needs of mid-market customers, we have been working in close collaboration with Dell to develop “turnkey” data warehouse appliances. We set up a model to leverage the premium data warehouse features of SQL Server 2012 coupled to the new innovative features of the Dell 12th generation PowerEdge server.
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Financial Services Companies Rely on SQL Server 2012 to Deliver the New Standard in Mission Critical Platforms 

In spite of the old adage about “keeping a banker’s hours,” the reality of today’s digital world demands that financial services institutions are available 24/7. For the IT department, this means building systems that ensure high availability and always-on services. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 delivers these key features, and more, making it a natural choice for a growing number of financial institutions.
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SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP4 Now Available 

In late July, we released SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3, the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, which contained compatibility features for SQL Server 2012 to support self-service BI capabilities in Office and SharePoint 2013 Preview.
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SQL Server 2012 Delivers Unparalleled Performance for Telecommunication Companies 

The team here at Microsoft designed SQL Server 2012 to be chock-full of technologies that deliver a major leap forward in performance and include a suite of tools that help make performance more consistent and predictable. Thanks to these major enhancements in performance and scalability, customers can rely on SQL Server 2012 to manage their explosive growth in data volume and complexity.
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Join the SQL Server Team at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 

  For those planning to attend the Microsoft World Partner Conference in Toronto next week, this provides an overview of the key SQL Server-related keynotes and sessions at this important event. The SQL Server team would enjoy meeting with you to help you understand how the capabilities of SQL Server can help you to increase your business and to grow your partnership with Microsoft.
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The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Creating “Rapid Data Exploration & Visualization” 

We have reached the final week of the Fantastic 12 of 2012 contest. We’re looping back to “Rapid Data Exploration & Visualization” with Julie Strauss, Senior Program Manager Lead with the SQL Server Analysis Services Group. Julie shares with us how the Diagram View made its way into PowerPivot. While this may seem like a simple decision, there were trade-offs that needed to be considered.
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The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Creating Fast Time to Solution Technologies 

In the 10th episode of the Behind the Scenes series, it’s time to talk about reducing complexity and accelerating time to solution with turn-key appliances and cloud offerings. In the episode below, Britt Johnston (@BrittJohnston), Principal Group Manager shares what he has heard from customers recently when talking about the HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance which is implemented as a Microsoft Private Cloud.
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The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Developing Scale on Demand Capabilities 

We’ve reached the ninth episode of the Behind the Scenes series and in this episode Cihan Biyikoglu (@cihangirb), Senior Program Manager, Windows Azure SQL Database Team, pulls back the curtains on how small engineering teams take an idea and develop it into a feature concept, along with the process and challenges of building consensus around across many other teams to add new Scale on Demand
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The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes of Big Data Analytics and Data Warehousing 

We’re back with a new episode of The Fantastic 12 of 2012: Behind the Scenes Series and this week we’re covering the hot topic of Big Data! In this episode, Saptak Sen, Senior Product Manager, recaps some the conversations he recently had with customers at the 2012 Strata Conference and the Gartner Business Intelligence Summit 2012.