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The Microsoft Analytics Platform System is a turnkey big data analytics appliance, combining Microsoft\u2019s massively parallel processing (MPP) data warehouse technology with HDInsight, Microsoft\u2019s 100% Apache Hadoop distribution, and delivering it as a turnkey appliance. 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