Today, SQL Server 2016 is officially launched by Microsoft Malaysia as the company’s newest flagship for business analytics and data management platform. With the release, this tally with Microsoft’s vision of empowering every person and organization to achieve more and support of the industry’s demands to build up data science.
The SQL Server 2016 is designed to assist businesses in rethinking their data strategies with today's challenges, support hybrid transactional/analytical processing, advanced analytics, machine learning, mobile BI, data integration, encrypt query processing capabilities and in-memory transactions with great persistency.
Ir Dr. Karl Ng Kah Hou, Director, Innovation Capital Division, The Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC) addressing some questions about MDeC’s initiatives on data science in Malaysia
Ir Dr Karl Ng elaborates, “Data scientists are experts in analyzing data to come up with business insights and they are very much in demand right now. We are committed to finding the right talent for this field – to build a vibrant and dynamic Big Data Analytics industry locally. With close collaboration with the ecosystem partners, we are confident that we are able to meet our target by 2020 of 1,500 data scientists, MDeC believes that having the right tools and technology platform are equally important to enable data professionals to be more productive and innovative.”
Michal Golebiewski, Chief Marketing & Operations Officer, Microsoft Malaysia delivering an opening address at the launch of Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016
Michal Golebiewski, explains, “Gartner’s Magic Quadrant report is a testament to the demands brought forth by the revolution within the industry. Organizations and sectors alike want more insights to transform their businesses and services. Microsoft recognizes this shift and has integrated SQL Server 2016 with the tools and resources required to be ahead of today’s revolution curve. We believe that SQL Server 2016 is the biggest leap forward in Microsoft's data platform history with real-time operational analytics, rich visualizations on mobile devices, built-in advanced analytics, new advanced security technology, and new hybrid cloud scenarios.”
SQL Server 2016 Express is offered as a free download, with the Standard version starting at USD3717 (around RM14534) and the Enterprise version at USD14256 (around RM55744). To learn more about it, visit Microsoft's SQL Server 2016 page to find out.
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