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Materials from BlueGranite's "Microsoft R: A Revolution in Advanced Analytics" webinar

#Microsoft R Resources

Materials from BlueGranite's Microsoft R: A Revolution in Advanced Analytics webinar

###SQL Server 2016 The SQL Server R Services sample files utilize introductory R examples with the new Wide World Importers DW database. The demo utilizes a basic source query from the Fact.Order table and shows how to work with the same data using R in both a traditional context as well as using RevoScaleR with various rx functions. Shifting to SQL, the same code can be adapted for use in SQL Server and embedded in stored procedures with minimal changes. The final component uses a Reporting Services (SSRS) report to connect to an embedded SQL stored procedure and plot the resulting histogram in SSRS.

In order to work through everything in the tutorial, you will need:

• Access to the RevoScaleR functions (i.e. by installing Microsoft R Client)

• Access to a version of SQL Server 2016 with R Services installed

• The WideWorldImportersDW sample database on the SQL instance

• SQL Server Data Tools (for the Reporting Services content only)

Category	Application	File Name
R	R IDE (RStudio or R Tools for Visual Studio)	RevoScaleR-vs-Traditional.R
SQL	Management Studio or Data Tools	R-Services-Example.sql
Reporting Services	Data Tools	R-Services-Sample-Reports.zip

View the SQL Server 2016 R Services Tutorial

###Power BI

In order to work through the tutorial, you will need:

• Microsoft Power BI Desktop

Category	Application	File Name
Power BI	Power BI Desktop	gameconsole.pbix
Data Source	Any text reader	gameconsole.csv

View the Power BI Tutorial

###R Server on HDInsight

In order to work through the tutorial, you will need:

• An Azure subscription
• SSH client such as PuTTY

Category	Application	File Name
R	RStudio (on R Server edge node)	HDInsight.R
Data Source	Any text reader	income.csv

*View the HDInsight Tutorial

Additional Resources

######CRAN (Open-source R) - https://cran.r-project.org/

######Microsoft R Portal - https://mran.revolutionanalytics.com/

######Getting Started with R - https://mran.revolutionanalytics.com/documents/getting-started/

######Microsoft R Strategy - http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-r-strategy/

######R Server Home Page - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/products/r-server/

######SQL Server 2016 E-Book - https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft_press/2015/12/22/free-ebook-introducing-microsoft-sql-server-2016-mission-critical-applications-deeper-insights-hyperscale-cloud-preview-edition/

######Azure Data Science Virtual Machine - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/partners/microsoft-ads/standard-data-science-vm/

######Azure ML FAQ - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/machine-learning-faq/?cdn=disable

######Azure ML Templates with SQL Server R Services - https://gallery.cortanaintelligence.com/Collection/ML-Templates-with-SQL-Server-R-Services-1

######Azure ML Fraud Detection Template - https://gallery.cortanaintelligence.com/Collection/Online-Fraud-Detection-Template-1

######R Server for HDInsight - https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/hdinsight/r-server/

######Create Power BI Visuals Using R - https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-desktop-r-visuals/

######Connected Cows presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY0mxwySaSo

####BlueGranite Blogs

######Advanced Analytics

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/built-in-analytics-why-r-matters-to-a-sql-server-professional

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/hiring-retention-with-predictive-analytics

[http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/hands-on-labs-azure-ml] (http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/hands-on-labs-azure-ml)

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/top-6-use-cases-to-help-you-understand-big-data-analytics

######Data Lakes / Hadoop

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/5-reasons-to-get-excited-about-sql-server-2016-and-big-data

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/apache-solr-3-analytic-use-cases

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/make-big-data-easy-with-microsoft-azure-data-lake

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/demo-day-exploratory-analysis-spark-hdinsight

######Power BI  / Azure

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/tour-of-the-power-bi-ecosystem

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/new-microsoft-power-bi-governance-and-deployment-whitepaper

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/3-pointers-to-make-your-microsoft-power-bi-report-a-winner

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/improve-the-effectiveness-of-your-bi-and-analytics-programs-with-a-data-catalog

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/video-overview-of-microsoft-bi-reporting-tool-integration

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/automate-pulling-in-life-changing-external-data-with-azure-logic-apps

######SQL 2016

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/top-3-reasons-to-upgrade-to-sql-server-2016-reporting-services

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/3-reasons-to-upgrade-to-sql-server-analysis-services-2016

http://www.blue-granite.com/blog/top-3-reasons-to-upgrade-your-analytics-environment-to-sql-server-2016