Tap the power of Big Data with Microsoft technologies
Big Data is here, and Microsoft’s new Big Data platform is a
valuable tool to help your company get the very most out of it.
This timely book shows you how to use HDInsight along with
Horton Works Data Platform for Windows to store, manage, analyze,
and share Big Data throughout the enterprise. Focusing primarily on
Microsoft and Horton Works technologies but also covering open
source tools, Microsoft Big Data Solutions explains best
practices, covers on-premises and cloud-based solutions, and
features valuable case studies.
Best of all, it helps you integrate these new solutions with
technologies you already know, such as SQL Server and Hadoop.
* Walks you through how to integrate Big Data solutions in your
company using Microsoft’s HDInsight Server, Horton Works Data
Platform for Windows, and open source tools
* Explores both on-premises and cloud-based solutions
* Shows how to store, manage, analyze, and share Big Data through
the enterprise
* Covers topics such as Microsoft’s approach to Big Data,
installing and configuring Horton Works Data Platform for Windows,
integrating Big Data with SQL Server, visualizing data with
Microsoft and Horton Works BI tools, and more
* Helps you build and execute a Big Data plan
* Includes contributions from the Microsoft and Horton Works Big
Data product teams
If you need a detailed roadmap for designing and implementing a
fully deployed Big Data solution, you’ll want Microsoft Big Data
Solutions.
About the author
Adam Jorgensen is the President of Pragmatic Works and
the Executive Vice President of PASS. He has extensive experience
with data warehousing, analytics, and No SQL architectures.
James Rowland-Jones is a principal consultant for The Big
Bang Data Company. He specializes in big data warehouse solutions
that leverage SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse and Hadoop
ecosystems.
John Welch is Vice President of Software Development at
Pragmatic Works, where he leads the development of a suite of BI
and data products for SQL Server and related technologies.
Dan Clark is a senior BI consultant for Pragmatic Works.
Dan has published several books and numerous articles on .NET
programming and BI development.
Christopher Price is a senior consultant with Microsoft.
His focus is on ETL, data integration, data quality, MDM, SSAS,
Share Point, and all things big data.
Brian Mitchell is the lead architect of the Microsoft Big
Data Center of Expertise. He focuses exclusively on DW/BI
solutions.