This exam study guide is intended as a study reference tool to assist experienced architects with preparing for Microsoft Specialist certification via Exam 70-534, Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions. Exam 70-534 is one of three exams that can be successfully passed to complete Microsoft Specialist certification on Microsoft Azure. Other exams in this Microsoft Specialist series include: Exam 70-532, Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions. MORE

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Datameer, the proven self-service big data insights platform for rapid data discovery, announced at the Strata + Hadoop Conference a go-to-market collaboration with Microsoft. Microsoft will now offer Datameer's big data analytics on Azure HDInsight, in Q4 2015. "We Our collaborative solution with a trusted company like Microsoft will further help companies that can't afford the complexity of on-premises solutions.". MORE

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