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April 20, 2017 1 min read

Microsoft R Server 9.1 now available

During yesterday’s Data Amp event, Microsoft announced the new Microsoft R Server 9.

December 8, 2016 1 min read

Now available: Microsoft R Server 9.0 with support for Spark 2.0

This week Microsoft released Microsoft R Server (MRS) version 9.

May 17, 2016 4 min read

Microsoft at OSCON 2016

A planeload of open source enthusiasts from across Microsoft are joining the more than 4,200 participants at OSCON this week, to focus on how the open source ecosystem is playing a key role in technology innovation – from mobile development and IoT to microservices and containers.

May 10, 2016 1 min read

Forrester names Microsoft Azure a leader in big data Hadoop cloud solutions

Earlier this week, Forrester recognized Microsoft Azure as a leader in their “Big Data Hadoop Cloud Solutions” report.

January 30, 2016 1 min read

Making R the Enterprise Standard for Cross-Platform Analytics

Last year Microsoft acquired Revolution Analytics, the leading commercial provider of software and services for R, an open source, statistical programming language that’s widely used for statistical computing and predictive analytics.