Talking DevOps, hardcore air hockey and more with Donovan Brown

Donovan Brown was a new technical seller at Microsoft struggling with a demo when he sent the email that changed his life. “I had completely hosed the VM [virtual machine] I was using,” Brown recalled. He sent a desperate, cold-call email to a technical evangelist for help, which led to an invite for Brown to demo on stage, which led to a meteoric career rise. Three years later, the once-unknown … Read more »

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Big Data explained, with Seth and Datameer’s Andrew Brust

Seth talks to Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Datameer’s Senior Director for Market Strategy and Intelligence, Andrew Brust, about Big Data. Seth and Andrew discuss a working definition of Big Data, some of the key technologies behind it and how it ties into BI. The Datameer product, and its integrations with Azure HDInsight are discussed as well, as are NoSQL databases and how they are slowly converging with relational database stalwarts like SQL Server and DB2.

 

Links:

Datameer: https://www.datameer.com/

Andrew’s posts on ZDNet’s “Big on Data” blog: http://bit.ly/bigondata

Datameer on the Azure Marketplace: https://azure.microsoft.com/enus/marketplace/partners/datameer/datameerdatameer/

Apache Hadoop: http://hadoop.apache.org

Apache Spark: http://spark.apache.org

Apache Kafka: http://kafka.apache.org

JSON Data on SQL Server: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn921897.aspx

DocumentDB: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/documentdb/

MongoDB: https://www.mongodb.com/community

MongoDB API on DB2: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-1306nosqlforjson1/index.html

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Register now for “Incubators: Innovation is not enough; you must execute” on Modern Workplace

Have a billion-dollar idea? Learn why it may not be worth a cent on the next Modern Workplace.

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A deeper look at Skype for Business integration with iOS CallKit

We recently announced deeper integration of Skype for Business with iOS devices using Apple’s CallKit framework, which enables a better experience for Skype for Business calls on the iPhone. —Read on to learn more.

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Prepare for a Wintry Forza Horizon 3 Adventure with Blizzard Mountain

Get the snow tires ready and pack your best parka, because Blizzard Mountain beckons! The Blizzard Mountain Expansion for Forza Horizon 3 is coming Dec. 13 and bringing with it a Forza first – snow, ice, extreme elevations and blizzards to challenge players in their quest to become the King of the Mountain. Set amidst extreme alpine settings, players will explore a snowy mountain playground in eight new vehicles – including the 2016 Ford GYMKHANA 9 Focus RS RX – all in brand new race events that have been specifically designed for spectacular mountain racing. Become King of the Mountain… Continue reading Prepare for a Wintry Forza Horizon 3 Adventure with Blizzard Mountain