Join us at this demo-rich session next Tuesday, November 10th, to learn about the Cortana Analytics Process, a systematic approach to data science that helps you understand raw data and transform it into intelligent insights and actions. We will walkRead More

Join us at this demo-rich session next Tuesday, November 10th, to learn about the Cortana Analytics Process, a systematic approach to data science that helps you understand raw data and transform it into intelligent insights and actions. We will walkRead More

This is the first in a series of posts by Pavandeep Kalra, Director of Data Science, and Ilan Reiter, Principal Data Science Manager, where they discuss business transformation through analytics and how organizations can run successful analytics pilots and buildRead More

This is the first in a series of posts by Pavandeep Kalra, Director of Data Science, and Ilan Reiter, Principal Data Science Manager, where they discuss business transformation through analytics and how organizations can run successful analytics pilots and buildRead More

At our security session today at PASS Summit 2015, we were extremely fortunate to be joined by Jamey Johnston, a Data Scientist at a large independent Oil & Gas company, who shared a comprehensive demo using Row-Level Security, Dynamic DataRead More

Dynamic Data Masking on Azure SQL Database has been in preview for a few months now and is about to be released for General Availability. We’ve on-boarded several customers and gotten some great feedback – and we’re glad to reportRead More

Are you planning to Upgrade or Migrate to SQL Server 2014? In partnership with Microsoft,  DB Best is delivering  free 3 hour seminars at multiple Microsoft MTC locations, seating is limited so register now! In this 3 hour seminar you’ll learn:Read More

Dear Microsoft, If I would be in a relationship status with you on Facebook, it would probably be set to “It’s complicated“. Oh goodness, I don’t know where to start, but quite honestly, our relationship goes way back, to theRead More

The joy of online shopping versus trying to find a parking spot at the mall Just like many other people do around the holidays, we decided to order some items online to avoid busy shopping lines at stores and getRead More

SQL Server Data Tools While its name might be confusing, there are actually 2 versions of SQL Server Data Tools, one that focuses on Data Modeling and Tooling, another one that purely focuses on BI and was previously known asRead More