2013 Worldwide Microsoft Data Platform Partner of Year Award Winner.

Today Microsoft has published the finalists and winners of the 2013 worldwide Partner of the Year awards. These annual awards recognise Microsoft partners who have delivered highly innovative solutions to customers using the latest Microsoft technologies.

WARDY IT Solutions has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Worldwide Data Platform Partner of the Year Award. This award recognises WARDY IT Solutions as the leading Australian solution provider for Microsoft SQL Server and solidifies their standing as a global leader for innovative SQL Server solutions.

From more than 3,000 entries from more than 100 countries WARDY IT Solutions was selected as the Data Platform Partner of the Year based on our commitment to customers, our innovative solutions’ and the market impact and exemplary use of the Microsoft SQL Server platform.

The Worldwide Partner of the Year Award recognises the best of breed Microsoft Partners each year; reconfirming WARDY IT Solutions as Australia's leading SQL Server consultants, trainers and Business Intelligence specialists.

Next week marks a significant mile-stone in the support policy of Microsoft SQL Server 2000. From the 9th of April 2013 Extended Support for SQL Server 2000 will come to an end, and SQL Server 2000 will no longer be supported by Microsoft. To find out more about the Microsoft Support Lifecycle refer to here.

What are your Options?

If you are still running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 your options are:

• Upgrade to a supported version of SQL Server
• Run SQL Server 2000 unsupported (not recommended)

To assist organisations that are still running Microsoft SQL Server 2000 WARDY IT Solutions is offering a complimentary upgrade workshop. This upgrade workshop is designed for each organisation to identify and resolve any blockers that are preventing an upgrade from SQL Server 2000 and develop an upgrade roadmap. This complimentary upgrade workshop is available until the 30th of May 2013.

To take advantage of this offer and ensure your SQL Server platform is supported contact WARDY IT Solutions today.

The March 2013 edition of the WARDY IT Solutions SQL Server newsletter is now available here.

This newsletter includes:

• SQL Server Quiz
• SQL Server InFocus
• SQL Server Support
• Plan Caching and Recompilation in SQL Server 2012

A full archive of SQL Server newsletters can be found here.

The January 2013 edition of the WARDY IT Solutions SQL Server newsletter is now available here.

This newsletter includes:

• Cleanse and Match Master Data by Using EIM
• SQL Server 2012 Upgrade Guide
• SSIS Tips Tricks and Best Practices with Azure

A full archive of SQL Server newsletters can be found here.

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From the 14th of January WARDY IT Solutions Brisbane Head-Office will be located at:
164 Wharf Street
Spring Hil
Map

All of the other contact details for WARDY IT Solutions will remain the same.

Email: contact@wardyit.com
Phone: 1300 WARDY IT (927 394)
Fax: 07 3856 5422
Post: GPO Box 111, Brisbane QLD 4001

For the last two years WARDY IT Solutions has called Quay Street home.  However over the past two years there have been a number of changes that have seen us very quickly outgrow these premises.  These changes have included growing in-size to over 30 employees and having the only True 365x24x7 Microsoft SQL Server support service 100% onshore in Australia. 

Rather than simply upsize our existing premises we now occupy an entire freestanding building to allow us to have full control over the premises.  This has allowed us to launch Brisbane’s newest and best computer training facilities with an entire floor of the building dedicated to training. 

We believe that WARDY IT Solutions has the best training facilities in Australia with each dedicated training computer having Solid State Storage and 32GB of RAM.

In these facilities WARDY IT Solutions will be running a number of seminars as well as our world-class SQL Server training from the trenches, including Microsoft Official Curriculum courses.

WARDY IT Solutions is now also a Authorised Prometric Testing Centre so you can take advantage of the brand new dedicated testing centre for any of your Microsoft exam needs.

If you would like to find out more about the training facilities that WARDY IT Solutions has on offer or if you would like to hire the facilities then please do not hesitate to contact De-Arne Hampton by calling 1300 WARDY IT (927 394).

WARDY IT Solutions is proud to announce it has been chosen as one of only 20 select Microsoft partners from around the globe to participate in the Microsoft Big Data Incubation Partner program.

What Big Data Problem?
Studies indicate that up to 90% of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years alone [1], most of it unstructured data like text documents. With this staggering growth in data now available to enterprises, the problem has become how to use it in a timely and effective manner.

There are two main issues related to the growth of data available to enterprise.  The first is the usual problem faced by IT departments – too much data, but no idea how to analyse it. But the second issue is the most challenging and is where enterprises know how to analyse their data, but don’t have the computing resources available to analyse it in a timely fashion.

This second issue is one of the reasons WARDY IT Solutions is partnering with Microsoft, Hortonworks and a select group of Microsoft Partners globally, to streamline and roll out the new Microsoft HDInsight platform - Microsoft's distribution of Apache Hadoop for the Windows Azure and Windows Server platforms.

Growth in Big Data Services and Software
With more than 48% of CEOs and CIOs currently using Big Data for customer analytics [2] the need for highly scalable and lightning fast analysis capability is a must.

This has seen the global market for Big Data to grow rapidly. Recent studies [3] indicate a 39% compound annual growth rate in Big Data services and a 34% compound annual growth in Big Data software sales.

With the push to cloud storage and computing, the raw resources for providing this capability are not only readily available, but also extremely cost effective. The Microsoft HDinsight offering is an example of how Microsoft is combining cloud and big data analysis to meet the big data needs of enterprise.

One of the key drivers of Microsoft’s Azure HDInsight is enabling enterprises to use the cloud as a cost effective, yet highly scalable resource for analysing vast quantities of corporate data.

Big Data and Truth
According to IBM [4], 1 in 3 business leaders don’t trust the information they use to make decisions. The challenge, to which WARDY IT Solutions can deliver your solution, is to empower businesses to analyse their data in an effectual and strategic manner.

References
1. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/bigdata/
2. IDC Market Analysis, Worldwide Big Data Technology and Services 2012–2015 Forecast , 2012
3. McKinsey&Company, McKinsey Global Survey Results, Minding Your Digital Business, 2012
4. http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/bigdata/

WARDY IT Solutions was selected as the 2012 MAPA Business Intelligence Partner of the Year Award out of a national field of top Microsoft Partners for delivering market-leading customer solutions built on the Microsoft SQL Server platform.

This prestigious award recognizes the Integration, Reporting and Analytics solutions that WARDY IT Solutions has successfully developed for clients based on the Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Platform.

The Microsoft Australia Partner Awards (MAPA) recognises the best of breed Microsoft Partners each year. WARDY IT Solutions has won a prestigious MAPA award since 2009; reconfirming WARDY IT Solutions as Australia's leading SQL Server consultants, trainers and Business Intelligence specialists.

When you think Microsoft SQL Server, think WARDY IT Solutions - Australia's leading SQL Server consultants, trainers and Business Intelligence specialists.

WARDY IT Solutions has been named a finalist for the 2012 Data Platform Partner & Business Intelligence Partner of the Year Award.

WARDY IT Solutions has been awarded as a finalist for the Microsoft Australia Partner Awards (MAPA) Data Platform Partner of the Year and Business Intelligence Partner of the Year. These prestigious awards recognise Microsoft partners who have successfully delivered innovative solutions based on the Microsoft SQL Server platform.

To be recognized for these awards WARDY IT Solutions has demonstrated the ability to successfully deliver solutions that empower a customers by taking advantage of the leading capabilities of Microsoft SQL Server by demonstrating reporting, analysis, integration and high availability solutions.

If you are in need of a Microsoft SQL Server solution from a company that can deliver, Why not contact Australia’s leading SQL Server Consultants and Trainers, WARDY IT Solutions.