I include Azure Stack in that advice, no matter how good it is. Of course, there are some good arguments for private clouds, and I do consider them legitimate cloud architecture, with some legit ...

The Azure Databricks service is supposed to give them an easier experience of running big data jobs than rolling their own Spark deployment, and offers a deeper level of compatibility with ...

Data + AI Summit -- Databricks, the Data and AI company, and Microsoft today announced a multi-year early extension of their strategic partnership, underscoring a shared commitment to helping ...

Azure Databricks is intended to allow users to quickly set up optimized Apache Spark environments. It offers native integration with the Azure Active Directory and other Azure cloud services such ...

Because this is essentially a first-party Azure service, users will also get all of the usual Azure SLAs and be able to deliver support to their joint customers — a group of Databricks engineers ...

Microsoft is planning to bring its Cosmos DB NoSQL database to its hybrid-computing and secure microcontroller platforms as part of its 'intelligent cloud, intelligent edge' strategy.

Microsoft Azure customers interested in parsing large amounts of data to improve their businesses will soon be able to use Azure Databricks, developed in consultation with big data startup ...