Microsoft has announced that the latest version of the world's most widely deployed data platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2012, has been released to manufacturing. SQL Server 2012 helps address the key challenges of increasing data volumes with enhanced scalability, performance and very high availability, rapidly turning data into actionable business insights. Expanding on Microsoft's commitment to help customers manage any data, regardless of size, both on-premises and in the cloud, the company also disclosed additional details regarding its plans to release an Apache Hadoop-based service for Windows Azure.
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"Data is being generated faster than ever before, and organizations need a way to process and analyze all that data. Whatever the type or size of data, SQL Server 2012 delivers the platform and familiar tools to manage data, generate actionable insights and help drive business impact," said Ted Kummert, Corporate Vice-President, Microsoft.
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Microsoft will also release several new data warehousing solutions in conjunction with the general availability of SQL Server 2012. In addition, Microsoft is releasing results from a new Microsoft-commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact study on the potential benefits of upgrading to SQL Server 2012. The study reports a potential return on investment of up to 189 per cent with a 12-month payback period.
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