Azure Search with Knowledge-based Cognitive Capabilities

Azure Search is a search-as-a-service cloud solution that gives developers APIs and tools for adding a rich search experience over private, heterogenous content in web, mobile, and enterprise applications. In a context of organizations, applications with search capabilities can be used by External Customers or Internal Business Users. Example of Cognitive Search on top of … Continue reading Azure Search with Knowledge-based Cognitive Capabilities

Modern Data Platform Map and Video

Last update: Dec 4, 2018 Modern Data Platform Map represents reference organizational layout of most important data pillars and services and corresponding groups of specialists in enterprises. In the following video I make a quick overview of Microsoft Data Platform. I will provide more details in subsequent posts and videos. Please post your questions, suggestions … Continue reading Modern Data Platform Map and Video

Webcast: Enabling student success with cloud computing

In this webcast you will learn how to: Access data analytics tools to enable real-time and predictive analytics Improve student success through measurable results Make the future become less about student grades and more about measuring and customizing education to the needs of the individual student We will also cover following examples and case studies: … Continue reading Webcast: Enabling student success with cloud computing

Webcast: Predictive Data Warehouse with Datameer

In the following webcast, we will talk to Andrew Brust, Senior Director of Market Strategy and Intelligence in Datameer. We will learn about Hadoop ecosystem and PaaS options in Azure, difference of Data Lake and Data Warehouse, and added value of unstructured datastreams. We will discuss Hadoop learning curve for professionals with OLTP database and … Continue reading Webcast: Predictive Data Warehouse with Datameer

Webcast: Data warehouse migration to Azure with Hortonworks

Modern EDW should be able to manage both structured and unstructured data to realize full value of data. Security, consistency, and credibility of data is also very important. Data warehouse and big data solutions from Microsoft provide a trusted infrastructure that can handle all types of data, and scale from terabytes to petabytes, with real-time … Continue reading Webcast: Data warehouse migration to Azure with Hortonworks

Cortana Intelligence Suite: Big Data and Advanced Analytics

In this post we will discuss reference architecture for Big Data and Advanced Analytics using Cortana Intelligence Suite. The architecture can be relevant for organizations looking to fully manage big data and advanced analytics to transform all enterprise information into intelligent action. This will allow to take action ahead of your competitors by going beyond … Continue reading Cortana Intelligence Suite: Big Data and Advanced Analytics

Machine Learning @ 1 million predictions per second and more

Watch recordings of keynote and session previews of  Microsoft Machine Learning & Data Science Summit 2016 on the latest Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Open Source techniques and technologies. Some take-aways from the keynote: Combination of in-memory technologies and in-database analytics with R at scale using SQL Server 2016 can make 1 million fraud predictions … Continue reading Machine Learning @ 1 million predictions per second and more

Vehicle Health & Driving Pattern Analysis using Cortana Analytics with Power BI

Last changes: January 13, 2016 In the following scenario of advanced analytics we will show how car dealers, insurances and automobile manufacturers can use Cortana Analytics including Power BI to gain real-time and predictive insights on vehicle health and driving pattern behavior. The solution can be applied to following business use cases: Usage-based insurance Vehicle … Continue reading Vehicle Health & Driving Pattern Analysis using Cortana Analytics with Power BI