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Microsoft has announced the next incarnation of SQL Server, namely SQL Server 2017. It is heralded as the first RDBMS with built-in AI and the first version of SQL Server compatible with Windows, Linux and Docker containers. Notably SQL Server 2017 includes in-database support for a rich library of machine…

Amazon, DeepMind/Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft have started an AI charm offensive, and as Nassim Taleb said – charm is an inoffensive way of inflicting harm. So let’s be brutal about AI for just a sentence or two. AI will destroy many peoples’ jobs and the net result will be even…

Microsoft Power BI Summary Microsoft Power BI is disruptive technology. It upsets the equilibrium in the market for expensive data visualisation tools, and it makes business intelligence available to a whole new genre of user. And no one should think that Power BI is unsophisticated. Microsoft is on a mission,…

To a large extent the term ‘Private Cloud’ is poorly defined and serves vendor marketing more than users of the technology. However the accepted term is that a private cloud sites behind the corporate firewall, hence alleviating concerns over user and data security. In reality several suppliers offer hosted private…

As data sources proliferate so the need for good ETL tools increases. Here is a fairly extensive list of ETL tools currently available. Free ETL Tools Talend Open Source Data Integrator provides multiple solutions for data integration, both open source and commercial editions. Talend offers an Eclipse-based interface, drag-and-drop design…

Microsoft Corp. has announced that Windows 10 will be available July 29 in 190 countries. Windows 10 will deliver ongoing feature innovations and security updates and will be available as a free upgrade to people using Windows 7 and Windows 8.1,1 enabling hundreds of millions of people around the world to upgrade…

Miele & Cie. KG, a leading manufacturer of high-end domestic appliances and commercial equipment, is announcing a proof-of-concept study based on Microsoft Azure Internet of Things (IoT) services that will help usher in the next generation of smart appliances and home cooking. The concept will allow home users to program…

Verdict: Power BI Designer is a business dashboard and data management tool, and it seems Microsoft has at last realised there is an analytical world outside Excel. While Power BI Designer, at the time of writing, is still a work in progress, Microsoft has said that it will likely see…