Microsoft polishes SQL server with DATAllegro buy

Microsoft continues its shopping spree to bolster its SQL Server database for large-scale enterprise deployments, announcing plans to buy data-warehouse appliances company, DATAllegro.

DATAllegro provides data-warehouse appliances, which combine data-storage functions with business-analytics software. According to the company, its appliances allow companies to rapidly query large volumes of data and have the flexibility and scalability enterprises need, but at a cost-effective price.

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