Reading Time: 1 minute Over the summer, a variety of BlueGranite consultants came together to write posts on pre-built AI using Microsoft Cognitive Services. As data professionals, we don’t have solutions or build apps that take advantage of every API, but certain services are extremely useful both for prototyping and long term solutions. The posts are grouped according to…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Today I presented a webinar for BlueGranite called Exploring R Tools for Visual Studio. It provides a glimpse into some of the benefits of RTVS, considers when you may want to use RTVS versus RStudio (or use both), and provides a tour and demonstration of RTVS in action. This blog post of eight items I want…
Reading Time: 1 minute The BlueGranite blog recently featured a post I wrote about R Tools for Visual Studio. It’s not meant to be an in-depth exploration into RTVS. Rather, at a high level, it takes a very basic look at some reasons why a developer may choose to use RTVS either in conjunction with or in lieu of R…
Reading Time: 4 minutes In a previous post, I framed the Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science (MPP) and discussed some of the benefits of the program at a high level. In this post, I hope to discuss in more detail my experience with the MPP and what it provided for me and the hundreds of others who took part in the initial cohort.
Reading Time: 3 minutes The MPP is a program designed to help provide core skills in data science and advanced analytics. After completing the program, you have a professional credential showcasing that you have competency in data science concepts and how to apply them.
Reading Time: 5 minutes With the launch of the latest preview of SQL Server 2016 (CTP 3), the long-awaited fruit of Microsoft’s acquisition of Revolution Analytics has become public. It is now possible to install what has been named R Services and evaluate the benefits of in-database R. As I mentioned in the BlueGranite blog when the integration was…
Reading Time: 3 minutes NOTE: as of April 2016, this article no longer accurately reflects the installation experience with SQL 2016 RC2. How do you get started with R Services in SQL Server 2016? If you are like most people, you will probably wait for SQL Server to launch and have someone else install it for you. Fair enough.…