The first generation of Azure SQL Data Warehouse (SQL DW) was announced in 2015, and SQL DW "Gen 2" reached general availability in 2018. Today, at its Ignite confab on Orlando, Microsoft is ...

Last year, at its Ignite conference, Microsoft announced Azure Synapse Analytics, an analytics service that combines analytics and data warehousing to create what the company calls "the next evolution ...

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Today is a pretty big day for advanced analytics on the Azure cloud, marked by a virtual event titled "Shape Your Future with Azure Data and Analytics," which will feature Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

At its annual Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla., Microsoft today announced a major new Azure service for enterprises: Azure Synapse Analytics, which Microsoft describes as “the next evolution of ...

This architectural pattern supports high-volume data ingestion as well as flexible data processing and reporting. In the Azure cloud, it often takes advantage of services such as Azure Data Lake ...

Azure Synapse Analytics is the result of a lot of work, and a little trial and error. At first, Ramakrishnan said, the team developed high–level guidelines showing ...

Microsoft's drive to put Azure SQL Data Warehouse on more equal footing with SQL Server is finally paying off. Azure SQL Data Warehouse gets less press than its online transaction processing brethren, ...