• 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...
  • Results are Beautiful: 4 Best Practices for Big Data in Healthcare

    When you put big data to work, results can be beautiful. Especially when those results are as impactful as saving lives. Here are four best practice examples of how big data is being used in healthcare to improve, and often save, lives. Aerocrine improves...
  • Relational Data Warehouse + Big Data Analytics: Analytics Platform System (APS) Appliance Update 3

    This blog post was authored by: Matt Usher , Senior PM on the Microsoft Analytics Platform System (APS) team Microsoft is happy to announce the release of the Analytics Platform System (APS) Appliance Update (AU) 3. APS is Microsoft’s big data...
  • Six Benefits to Planning for SQL Server 2005 and Windows Server 2003 End of Support Now

    As the end of 2014 nears, now is the perfect time to review IT infrastructure plans for the coming year. If you haven’t made supportability a key initiative for 2015, there are some important dates that you should know about: Windows Server...