Google fuses SQL, Python, and Spark in Colab Enterprise push

Google is promising a single notebook environment for machine learning and data analytics, integrating SQL, Python, and ...
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Microsoft’s SQL Server gets built-in support for Spark and Hadoop

It’s time for the next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product. The company today announced the first public preview of SQL Server 2019 and while yet another update to a ...
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Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) Launches Public Preview of Snowpark Connect for Spark

A closeup of a computer screen with data-driven analytics and business solutions displayed. On August 8, 2025, Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW) launched the public preview of Snowpark Connect for Spark.
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Google Cloud adds features to Colab to boost data scientists’ productivity

Google Cloud is adding new features to Colab in BigQuery that, it said, will boost the productivity of data scientists.