{"id":1523,"date":"2014-02-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2014\/02\/06\/getting-trained-on-microsofts-expanding-data-platform\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:52:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:52:12","slug":"getting-trained-on-microsofts-expanding-data-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2014\/02\/06\/getting-trained-on-microsofts-expanding-data-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Trained on Microsoft\u2019s Expanding Data Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"
With data volumes exploding, having the right technology to find insights from your data is critical to long term success.\u00a0 Leading organizations are adjusting their strategies to focus on data management and analytics, and we are seeing a consistent increase in organizations adopting the Microsoft data platform to address their growing needs around data.\u00a0 The trend is clear: CIOs named business intelligence (BI) and analytics their top technology priority in 2012, and again in 2013.<\/sup>Gartner expects this focus to continue during 2014.<\/sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n At Microsoft, we have great momentum in the data platform space and we are proud to be recognized by analysts like IDC reporting that Microsoft SQL Server continues to be the unit leader and became the #2 database vendor by revenue.1 <\/sup>Microsoft was named a leader in both the Enterprise Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Waves by Forrester, 3,4<\/sup> and is named a leader in the OPDMS Magic quadrant. 5<\/sup><\/p>\n The market is growing and Microsoft has great momentum in this space, so this is a great time to dig in and learn more about the technology that makes up our data platform through these great new courses in the Microsoft Virtual Academy.<\/p>\n Quentin Clark recently outlined our data platform vision<\/a>. This calendar year we will be delivering an unprecedented lineup of new and updated products and services:<\/p>\n To support the availability of these products, we\u2019re offering live online events that will enable in-depth learning of our data platform offerings. These sessions are available now through the Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) and are geared towards IT professionals, developers, database administrators and technical decision makers. In each of these events, you\u2019ll hear the latest information from our engineering and product specialists to help you grow your skills and better understand what differentiates Microsoft\u2019s data offerings.<\/p>\n Here is a brief overview of the sessions that you can register for right now:<\/p>\n Business Intelligence<\/b><\/p>\n Faster Insights with Power BI Jumpstart<\/a> | Register<\/a> for the live virtual event on February 11<\/p>\n Session Overview: Are you a power Excel user? If you’re trying to make sense of ever-growing piles of data, and you’re into data discovery, visualization, and collaboration, get ready for Power BI. Excel, always great for analyzing data, is now even more powerful with Power BI for Office 365. Join this Jump Start, and learn about the tools you need to provide faster data insights to your organization, including Power Query, Power Map, and natural language querying. This live, demo-rich session provides a full-day drilldown into Power BI features and capabilities, led by the team of Microsoft experts who own them.<\/p>\n Data Management for Modern Business Applications<\/b><\/p>\n SQL Server in Windows Azure VM Role Jumpstart<\/a> | Register<\/a> for the live virtual event on February 18<\/p>\n Session Overview: If you’re wondering how to use Windows Azure as a hosting environment for your SQL Server virtual machines, join the experts as they walk you through it, with practical, real-world demos. SQL Server in Windows Azure VM is an easy and full-featured way to be up and running in 10 minutes with a database server in the cloud. You use it on demand and pay as you go, and you get the full functionality of your own data center. For short-term test environments, it is a popular choice. SQL Server in Azure VM also includes pre-built data warehouse images and business intelligence features. Don’t miss this chance to learn more about it.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a snapshot of the great content available to you now, with more to come later on the on the MVA data platform page<\/a>:<\/p>\n Data Management for Modern Business Applications<\/b><\/p>\n Modern Data Warehouse<\/b><\/p>\n For more courses and training, keep tabs on the MVA data platform page<\/a> and the TechNet virtual labs<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n Thanks for digging in.<\/p>\n Eron Kelly ———–\u00a0<\/p>\n 1<\/sup>Market Analysis: Worldwide Relational Database Management Systems 2013\u20132017 Forecast and 2012 Vendor Shares, IDC report # 241292 by Carl W. Olofson, May 2013<\/p>\n 2<\/sup>Business Intelligence and Analytics Will Remain CIO’s Top Technology Priority G00258063 by W. Roy Schulte | Neil Chandler | Gareth Herschel | Douglas Laney | Rita L. Sallam | Joao Tapadinhas | Dan Sommer 25 November 2013<\/p>\n 3<\/sup>The Forrester Wave\u2122: Enterprise Data Warehouse, Q4 2013, Forrester Research, Inc.,\u00a0 December 9, 2013<\/p>\n 4<\/sup>The Forrester Wave\u2122: Enterprise Business Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2013, Forrester Research, Inc.,\u00a0 December 18, 2013<\/p>\n 5<\/sup>Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems by Donald Feinberg, Merv Adrian and Nick Heudecker, October 21, 2013.<\/p>\n Disclaimer:<\/p>\n Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. 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