Machine Learning Services
Machine Learning Services was first introduced in SQL Server 2016 (on-premises) as R Services. Machine learning is now available in Azure SQL Managed Instance. It's in preview at the time of writing.
Machine Learning Services provides machine learning capabilities for Azure SQL Managed Instance and allows in-database R and Python scripts to be run for high-performance predictive analytics. Running in-database R and Python scripts uses the data in the managed instance instead of pulling the data over the network from a different source. In the absence of Machine Learning Services, you would have to set up R and Python and get the data from a remote data source for the analysis.
Machine Learning Services makes it possible to run R and Python scripts in stored procedures or T-SQL statements.
R is a programming language that's extensively used for data analysis, machine learning, and predictive analytics. R packages provide out-of-the-box methods...
