Point in Time Recovery with SQL Server

Read my latest article on Point in Time Recovery. 
http://www.sqlshack.com/point-in-time-recovery-with-sql-server

Azure SQL Data Warehouse with Improved Loading and Monitoring in Azure Portal and SSMS

Azure SQL Data Warehouse has received some significant changes in the Azure Portal, including Azure Data Factory integration, a new troubleshooting blade, and changes to the query drill-down blade

Read more https://winbuzzer.com/2016/12/20/microsoft-updates-azure-sql-data-warehouse-improved-loading-monitoring-azure-portal-ssms-xcxwbn/.

Microsoft R Server 9.0 now available

Microsoft today announced the availability of R Server 9.0 on MSDN and Visual Studio Dev Essentials. This new release is built on top of the latest open source R engine, and comes with several new capabilities. In MRS 9.0, you can combine the algorithms delivered in this package with pre-existing parallel external memory algorithms such as the RevoScaleR package as well as open source tech like CRAN R packages to deliver the best predictive analytics.

Read more at https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-r-server-9-0-now-available-download/

http://www.cio.com/article/3147822/analytics/microsoft-pushes-r-sql-server-integration.html