Friday, March 08, 2013

Microsoft Big Data

Big Data | Microsoft SQL Server
"HDInsight is Microsoft’s 100% Apache compatible Hadoop distribution, supported by Microsoft. HDInsight, available both on Windows Server or as an Windows Azure service"

SQL Server PolyBase

Microsoft's Big Data strategy

Commodore 64 + PC

Commodore USA


A clever retro-design device...
PC board in a keyboard that is like original Comodore 64,
and software emulation of old classic from 30 years ago...

But the $345 price is misleading... this is just keyboard/case!

How to build a modern-day PC into a replica of the Commodore 64

Amazon Growing Fastest In Enterprise

Amazon Growing Fastest In Enterprise - Business Insider:
"Amazon... hiring an unusually large number of salespeople for Amazon Web Services,
its enterprise arm that rents computing power over the Internet to other businesses."