Learn how DP World gained real-time insight into their business DP World, one of the largest marine terminal operators with more than 65 terminals across six continents, has recently implemented a Business Intelligence (BI) solution in partnership with...

Planning for TechEd Australia 2013! Is happening.  This y ear I have the opportunity be track owner for the Database & BI track along with my colleagues Simon Brown, Kristina Rumpuff and Agnes Panosian. Today I would like to announce that call for...

Now available - Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, which includes Virtual Machines and Virtual Networks to keep your Windows Azure connected to your on-premises infrastructure and applications. Windows Azure Infrastructure Services provide the...

Almost 13 years after it was released on 30 th November 2000, SQL Server 2000 will be coming out of extended support from the 9 th of April 2013 (next week). This means that SQL Server 2000 will no longer be supported by Microsoft. To find out more about...

Preview of the Windows Azure HDInsight Service -- our cloud-based distribution of Hadoop – is broadly available through the Windows Azure Portal. The Windows Azure HDInsight Service is built on the Hortonworks Data Platform to ensure long term compatibility...

Ever wanted to quickly get up to speed on anything Azure related in a lab setting? The extensive collection of Windows Azure Virtual Labs is just a click away! Here is an excerpt from the current menu of tasty labs to try: Web Services and Identity...

Just in case you missed it, at the Strata Conference, Microsoft Technical fellow Dave Campbell did the keynote and during this revealed a case study on how Studio 343, maker of Halo 4 uses Big Data to improve gamer retention along with other benefits...

As can be seen in the recently released Gartner BI Quadrant, Microsoft is leading in the ability to execute above all other vendors and also has a strong vision in BI. One of the main reason for this rating by Gartner has been due to the focus on Self...

I have not had the opportunity to blog in the last month and this has partly been due to a busy work schedule, however the greater reason was a technological one. This of course was the release of the Surface . I had pre-ordered mine and it was always...

Big Data and BI working together Date/Time : Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 6:30 PM Location : The City Hotel, Sydney Big Data & Traditional BI solutions working together to enhance insights Big Data approaches allow us to solve some traditionally...

  High availability, manageability, performance, scalability, security and compliance – a heavy  set of requirements for meeting the needs of a mission critical workload.  SQL Server 2012 is setting the new standard for these criteria ...

They say pictures tell you a 1000 words and helps you to understand things clearly. Well certainly then you will find this poster very useful in making it clearer and easier to understand what exactly is Windows Azure and all of the services offered....

  The study by ESG Labs, demonstrates performance, scalability, and low overhead of Hyper-V can be used to reduce costs and improve the manageability, flexibility, and availability of SQL Server workloads. Through their testing, ESG Lab confirmed...

Public previews of Windows Azure HDInsight Service and Microsoft HDInsight Server for Windows, Microsoft’s Apache Hadoop-based solutions for Windows Azure and Windows Server. For more information and access to the previews go to - http://www.microsoft...

Klout ( www.klout.com ) measures influence across the social web by analyzing social network user data. Klout uses the impact of opinions, links, and recommendations to identify influential individuals. Every day Klout scans 15 social networks, scores...

  This is an invite-only, technical boot camp for Hosting Service Providers that offers 300 level training of SQL Server 2012. This two day training with labs shows how Microsoft SQL Server 2012 can be used by Hosting Service Providers to enhance...

Today marks the General Availability of Windows Server 2012. Windows Server 2012 is a cornerstone of the Cloud OS, providing customers and partners with a modern platform for their applications.  It is the world’s first server that is “built from...

Self service BI is getting lot of attention, and there are lot of tools out there in the market from multiple vendors. Some with real great visualization and leveraging the new in-memory processing models. Remember that when it comes to Self-service BI...

I recently attended internal training on Microsoft Big Data presented by our partner in this space Horton Works. It was a bit of a learning curve as the world of Big Data is a paradigm shift to the relational world, or so I thought. It turns out it isn...

Thank you to those for submitting  some great sessions this year. It was always going to be a difficult task in selecting the final 11 sessions for the Database and BI track. Congratulations to those who have been selected and we look forward to...

  In case you missed this announcement, I am including the link s below to free ebooks from Microsoft Press. Don't worry just because they are free they are not about out dated technologies, they are actually current versions such as Windows Server...

After setting up Redhat Linux 6.3 in Hyper V image follow the instructions outlined on TechNet - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh568449.aspx to install the Driver Manager.                    ...

Well there are many reasons for this question and I could go on. However in short it is not only because of the innovative technology we bring out such as Windows, Kinect, Surface, Windows Phone and of course SQL Server along with many others – it is...

With the launch of the Virtual Machine preview on Windows Azure along with Media Services and Websites I have been busy just setting up a few environments. It has been really easy to spin up new VMs very quickly – literally in few clicks once you have...

Planning for TechEd Australia 2012! is well underway, and this year I have the opportunity be technical track owner for the Database & BI track along with my colleagues Raja and Simon Brown. Teched wouldn’t be a success without great content from...