Microsoft Learn

Microsoft Learn is a new, free, and interactive destination for customers, Microsoft employees, and partners to quickly learn Azure skills and prepare for certifications. Operating as Microsoft’s core technical educational offering, it is designed to provide each audience a “learn by doing” experience with:

• Self-paced learning: task-based tutorials and modules aligned to role-based certifications to fit an individual’s schedule.

• Learn by doing: Interactive, in-browser coding environments providing hands-on experience. The launch also includes updated instructor-led training, along with free Pluralsight courses for Azure aligned to the role-based certification.

• The ability to get recognized with achievements: Customers can complete modules, test their knowledge, and earn and share achievements recognizing Azure skills acquired.

• Learning the way the customer wants: Customers choose from self-paced tutorials, hands-on learning, structured online courses from Pluralsight, and instructor-led classes from learning partners

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/

SQL Server 2019...

Today at Ignite, Microsoft announced the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP 2.0) of SQL Server 2019. 
For the first time, SQL Server 2019 comes with big data capabilities built-in, with Spark and Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) in the box—extending SQL Server beyond a traditional relational database. 
An enhanced data virtualization feature, PolyBase, enables you to query other databases like Oracle, Teradata, and Mongo DB directly from SQL Server without moving or copying the data.
As with every release of SQL Server, SQL Server 2019 continues to push the boundaries of security, availability and performance for all your data workloads with new compliance tools, higher performance on the latest hardware, and high availability on Windows, Linux and containers. Now you can take on any data project, from OLTP, BI and Data Warehousing to advanced analytics over big data.

https://www-brentozar-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.brentozar.com/archive/2018/09/leaked-sql-server-2019-big-data-clusters-introduction-video/amp/?amp_js_v=0.1#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brentozar.com%2Farchive%2F2018%2F09%2Fleaked-sql-server-2019-big-data-clusters-introduction-video%2F

SQL Saturday Israel 2018!

We are about 30 days to go before SQL Saturday Israel 2018!

SQL Saturday Israel is a great day of learning, a chance to network with other Microsoft Data Platform and OpenSource Platforms users, learn about new trends in the Data and Analytics world, eat tasty stuff and enjoy a beer party in the afternoon where you might even win a few prizes!

SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. Admittance to this event is free, and most costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

At some events you will have the option to pay for lunch at the time of registration. Please register soon as seating is limited, and let friends and colleagues know about the event.

This event will be held on Apr 26 2018 at Megamot College, Derekh Em Hamoshavot 94, Petah Tikva, HaMerkaz, 49527, Israel

Register now :

http://www.sqlsaturday.com/738/EventHome.aspx

Technically, you’re great, however…

Make yourself the "purple cow", the one that stands out of the crowd!

You’ll learn about ways to market yourself better, through effective marketing writing and improved communication skills – whether by improving your English, or in terms of your marketing writing.

https://www.meetup.com/Technically-you-re-great-however/events/248987713/

המדריך המלא למיגרציה מקצה לקצה!

We are pleased to announce Public Preview availability of a new database Migration Guide for enterprise customers, partners, and business decision makers who are interested in moving to the Modern Data Platform, for example migrating from Oracle to SQL Server or to Azure Data Services.

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/datamigration/2017/07/10/the-migration-guide-is-now-available-for-public-preview/