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Announcing SQL Server on Linux – The Official Microsoft Blog

Today I’m excited to announce our plans to bring SQL Server to Linux as well. This will enable SQL Server to deliver a consistent data platform across Windows Server and Linux, as well as on-premises and cloud. We are bringing the core relational database capabilities to preview today, and are targeting availability in mid-2017. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/03/07/announcing-sql-server-on-linux/

Spanish Banking Group BBVA Just Snapped Up A Finnish Fintech Startup – Fortune

Spanish Banking Group BBVA Just Snapped Up a Finnish Fintech Startup article tells that Spanish banking group BBVA has bought Holvi, a Finnish financial technology startup that provides online banking and financial planning services for small businesses. http://fortune.com/2016/03/07/bbva-holvi-fintech/ I had earlier posted information on Holvi at my Banking is Broken? Start-ups try to fix it

LED tube replaces fluorescent

Due real Fluorescent lamp fire danger I have pretty much tried to get rid of potentially dangerous tradtional starters in the fuorescent lamps. So I replaced the starter with electronic safety model – if bulb does not start, it will stay off without heating. Or at least should. I got one Axxel S10 starter that

Celebrate Open Data Day

International Open Data Day: Go Hack on Some Government Data for common good or just for fun of it. Hundreds of different data-hacking events were held around the globe this weekend to celebrate International Open Data Day. It’s the fifth installment of an annual event promoting government data-sharing with a series of loosely joined hackathons.