With the latest release of Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft doubles-down on Azure SQL DW as one of the core data services for digital transformation on Azure. In addition to the fundamental benefits of agility, on-demand scaling and unlimited compute availability, the most recent price-to-performance metrics (read the GigaOM report) are one of several the... more
I remember when I was growing up, my Dad, upon my arrival home from school or his arrival from his job, use to greet me with the same question over and over again. He would constantly ask me “What’s new and exciting or highly unusual?” And especially as a teenager, I grew quite weary of... more
Do you love having a great customer experience? I do. Unfortunately, having a great customer experience seems to be the exception today rather than the rule. Many companies have realized that improvements to customer experience can pay huge dividends in customer satisfaction resulting in higher profitability. They just have had a hard time doing anything... more
It’s almost end of 2018 and it’s the best time of the year. We are excited about upcoming holidays and the time we can spend with family and friends – the holiday cheer – time to unwind and relax – and get ready for 2019. It’s also the time to start thinking about your organization’s... more
This fall, the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer established a new initiative called Cloud Smart to energize the adoption of cloud computing within the federal government. As an extension to the original Cloud First initiative of 2010, Cloud Smart is focusing more on mission results that modernize the IT of our government (vs.... more
Digital transformation and IT modernization initiatives continue to be hot topics in the boardroom across nearly every industry, no matter the size of the organization. The goals are grand and the scope is broad—necessary to drive large visionary changes. As we’ve witnessed from industry leaders who’ve disrupted their markets, the chances for success to drive... more
Have you ever done yoga or meditation? You probably have, right? I mean who amongst us, frenzied professionals, have not at least dabbled in an attempt to calm our mind and body amidst the ever-increasing demands of society? Remember that elated sense of nirvana after you got out of yoga and meditation class? Wouldn’t it... more
Google’s BigQuery is increasingly being selected by enterprises to drive their data warehouse modernization initiatives. It’s no secret that Google BigQuery provides extreme scale and extreme performance for the enterprise, but modernizing your data warehouse requires more than just compute horsepower and unlimited storage; analytics modernization is a journey fueled by data. I’ve worked with... more
In July we had shared an exciting development in collaboration with Snowflake – our Snowflake Data Warehouse connector for Microsoft Azure. Well, it’s GO time now, or shall we say GA time. Yes, we are delighted to announce General Availability of our support for Snowflake on Azure. This is in keeping with our promise and illustrating... more
The huge explosion in data volumes means the need to quickly derive actionable insights from all that data is a key strategic differentiator. But then, what is the recipe for organizations to rapidly go from all that raw data into actionable insights? This requires organizations to implement a robust analytics pipeline that is not only... more