SQL Server 2016 R Services: executing R code examples

Curious about running your fist R script inside SQL Server and want to learn how it looks like? Unfortunately, it’s not a mix of R and T-SQL code, because R commands will be executed in a separate engine, which is installed with SQL Server. Therefore, sp_execute_external_script procedure is introduced with a bunch of parameters. To … Read more

SQL Server 2016 R Services: offline installation and adding additional R packages

Let’s discover, how to install R Services with SQL Server 2016. First, you need to check the respective component it during the installation process. In the early CTP versions it was called the Advanced Analytics Extensions, but in RTM it was renamed to R Services (In-Database). If your server is connected to the Internet, the … Read more

SQL Server 2016 R Services: introduction

This article is a short introduction to R programming language and a new R Services feature in SQL Server 2016. I hope, it will be a good starting point for those, who haven’t heard about it at all. R is a software environment and programming language for statistical computing, predictive analytics, and rich graphics. R can … Read more