Why not host your training platforms in the cloud? It only makes sense, especially for databases, as every developer doesn’t need the latest Adventureworks database on their laptop, and it’s a big waste to add to a local server.
AdventureWorks2012 now available for all on SQL Azure
SSIS Junkie : AdventureWorks2012 now available for all on SQL Azure
Awaiting the launch of Tailspin toys to the cloud….
Learning R? An introduction and comparison against other common programming languages.
R is more than a programming language. It is an interactive environment for doing statistics. I find it more helpful to think of R as having a programming language than being a programming language. The R language is the scripting language for the R environment, just as VBA is the scripting language for Microsoft Excel. Some of the more unusual features of the R language begin to make sense when viewed from this perspective.
The R programming language for programmers coming from other programming languages
