All things Data Related....

On this site I will be posting entries related to Data platform and analytics that I learn and believe could be valuable learning to others who want insight from their data

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2016

Can’t believe how fast this year has gone by. I think it maybe something to do with being in...

Date: 12/24/2015

SQL Server 2016 - What's exciting?

Having completed a week of training on SQL Server 2016, PowerBI, Cortana Analytics at HQ and...

Date: 09/19/2015

Sydney R user group Meet up: R at Microsoft (with David Smith, formerly Revolution Analytics)

Hear David Smith speak R in The Rocks on June 25th. Arrive from 5:30pm for for a 6pm talk. There...

Date: 06/09/2015

Few Azure Services went GA and we acquired a great visualization company - Datazen

Pace of change in this world is so rapid, you blink and you can miss so many things. I just got back...

Date: 04/25/2015

PowerBI Preview now available outside of the US

Use your work email address to sign up for free access to the PowerB (www.powerbi.com) preview. The...

Date: 03/16/2015

Migration cookbook now available for the latest Azure SQL Database Update (V12)

The cookbook describes various approaches you can use to migrate an on-premises SQL Server database...

Date: 01/28/2015

Start planning your upgrade to SQL Server 2014 - SQL Server 2005 is approaching end of its support...

SQL Server 2005 is approaching the end of its support on April 12, 2016. With end of support,...

Date: 01/18/2015

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year for 2015

Thank you for the great in-memories this year with SQL Server 2014 and Powerful insights. It got a...

Date: 12/22/2014

SQL Server 2014 Upgrade Technical Guide now Available

To attain a smooth and trouble-free upgrade to SQL Server 2014, you must plan for the upgrade and...

Date: 12/16/2014

Gartner Recognizes Microsoft as a Leader, Positioned Furthest to the Right for Vision, in its Magic Quadrant for Operational Database Management Systems

Gartner, Inc. has positioned Microsoft as a Leader for the second year in a row in the Magic...

Date: 11/26/2014

Azure Machine Learning Overview at Big Data Meetup

Update Thank you to the attendees who made it on the Tuesday night, it was great to meet you and get...

Date: 11/11/2014

PowerBI - Gain Insights using familarity of Excel and power of the cloud with Office 365

Our session on Power BI from Teched Melbourne & Sydney is now available on Channel 9 - below is...

Date: 11/06/2014

Hoooooraay Ozure is live - Azure DCs in Australia are now available to be selected in Azure Portal

The Azure DCs are available to be selected see below screenshot. Australians feel comfortable to...

Date: 10/26/2014

SQL Saturday in Sydney, October 25th

TechEd may not have much content for the data types this year but SQL Saturday has stepped in to...

Date: 10/13/2014

Teched 2014 - See you in Melbourne & Sydney at my session on Power BI

Date: 10/04/2014

Free ebook: Introducing Microsoft Azure HDInsight

Download the free ebook on the HDInsight Windows Azure Service. This service lets you spin up a...

Date: 06/02/2014

ebook: Database as a Service using Windows Azure Pack

Download the ebook to see how you can enable Windows Azure Pack to run a private cloud for your data...

Date: 05/11/2014

Now that SQL Server 2014 is out - wondering how you can leverage the power of In-Memory OLTP for your applications

Take a look at this great whitepaper recently published that discusses common patterns for...

Date: 04/29/2014

SQL Server 2014 sets world record breaking performance according to TPC benchmarks

On April 16, the industry standard organization for performance benchmarking, TPC (Transaction...

Date: 04/23/2014

SQL Server 2014 Database as a Service Whitepaper

Database as a Service Reference Architecture Guide: SQL Server 2014...

Date: 04/15/2014

SQL Server 2014 Essentials for Oracle DBAs

With the availability of SQL Server 2014 just around the corner as per my previous blog post, it...

Date: 03/23/2014

SQL Server 2014 RTM today - Available 1st April 2014 (USA date)

SQL Server 2014, the foundation of Microsoft’s cloud-first data platform, is released to...

Date: 03/18/2014

Power BI Training

I have been getting lot of requests on what are some resources available to learn more about Power...

Date: 03/16/2014

Quickest way to deploy a Microsoft BI environment based on SharePoint - in the Windows Azure cloud

I have recently been talking to a lot of customers and partners about what is the fastest way to...

Date: 02/04/2014

System Center Management Packs for SQL Server 2008 & 2012 Analysis Services

The management packs for SQL Server Analysis Services 2008/2012 are now available to download from...

Date: 02/02/2014

Best Wishes for the Festive Season and Happy New Year – may it light up with Power BI

It has been a while since I have blogged, however I have recently been busy with customers and...

Date: 12/21/2013

Perceptive Pixel (PPI) and Power BI

I recently had the opportunity to setup the new Perceptive Pixel screens from Microsoft, these are...

Date: 12/05/2013

Learn how Microsoft finance professionals use business intelligence

You are invited. As a finance professional you are immersed in data.  Odds are you spend a lot of...

Date: 12/03/2013

Fusion-io: The Breakthrough Experience for SQL Server

Join Fusion-io and Microsoft, the leaders in flash memory and enterprise database solutions, to...

Date: 11/04/2013

Start saving $$$ now, with the SQL Server Backup to Windows Azure Tool

Microsoft SQL Server Backup to Windows Azure Tool enables backup to Windows Azure Blob Storage and...

Date: 10/21/2013

Cloud OS…for databases

Want to see how your organization can deploy databases, virtual machines with SQL Server instances...

Date: 09/08/2013

Teched Australia 2013 – Day One

A great start to Teched 2013 with a packed session by Dandy Weyn on SQL Server 2014. People are...

Date: 09/04/2013

Partner Event: Dimension Data – See Microsoft Power BI in action

30 August, 2013Friday8:00 AM - 9:30 AM PresentersRolf TesmerSQL Principal ConsultantDimension Data...

Date: 08/26/2013

Join the Free Big Data Webinar on 13th August 2013

Equipped for the Future Find out how your organisation can gain rich insights through data-driven...

Date: 07/15/2013

Free Master Data Management Seminar in Sydney – 2nd August 2013

According to Gartner, managing Master Data (MDM) is critical to achieving effective information...

Date: 07/15/2013

Videos: Microsoft BIG Data

Big Data videos released to YouTube A Growing World of Data - Part 1 of a 4 part series on...

Date: 06/04/2013

SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 4 Released!

SQL Server 2012 SP1 Cumulative Update 4 incorporates fixes to 41 issues. It is available to download...

Date: 06/02/2013

Rest “Azure-d” we’re coming Down Under!

We're excited to announce that we are expanding Windows Azure with a new region for Australia. This...

Date: 05/20/2013

Sydney Event – Thursday 6th June 2013 - Learn how DP World gained real-time insight into their business using Mobile BI

Learn how DP World gained real-time insight into their businessDP World, one of the largest marine...

Date: 05/16/2013

TechEd Australia 2013: Call for Topics is Live!

Planning for TechEd Australia 2013! Is happening.  This year I have the opportunity be track owner...

Date: 05/14/2013

Windows Azure Virtual Machines now available

Now available - Windows Azure Infrastructure Services, which includes Virtual Machines and Virtual...

Date: 04/17/2013

SQL Server 2000 Support Ending

Almost 13 years after it was released on 30th November 2000, SQL Server 2000 will be coming out of...

Date: 04/02/2013

Big Data in Cloud with HDInsight Service Preview

Preview of the Windows Azure HDInsight Service -- our cloud-based distribution of Hadoop – is...

Date: 03/19/2013

It’s a cloudy day in Sydney today – why not take this opportunity to learn about the Windows Azure Cloud

Ever wanted to quickly get up to speed on anything Azure related in a lab setting? The extensive...

Date: 03/14/2013

Case Study on my two favorite technologies – Big Data & Xbox (Halo)

Just in case you missed it, at the Strata Conference, Microsoft Technical fellow Dave Campbell did...

Date: 03/06/2013

Microsoft BI Leading in the Gartner’s BI Quadrant

As can be seen in the recently released Gartner BI Quadrant, Microsoft is leading in the ability to...

Date: 02/08/2013

Long time since I blogged – lots has happened in the SQL Server World

I have not had the opportunity to blog in the last month and this has partly been due to a busy work...

Date: 12/08/2012

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