Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

Microsoft's response has been SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, a limited version of the database available for free download. Express Edition offers many of the integration hooks that make the full ...

It was an open secret that Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 ("Whidbey") and SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 ("Yukon") were set to debut this summer. What most of us didn't know was that Microsoft would release a new ...

SQL Server (TM) 2005 and the technical preview availability of SQL Server 2005 Express Manager, a new, free database management tool. In addition, Microsoft unveiled new customers that chose SQL ...

Arthur Fuller recounts his less-than-smooth installation of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and offers a few suggestions based on what he learned along the way. Like thousands of developers, I eagerly ...

Yesterday, Microsoft released a patch for a flaw in SQL Server 2005 SP2 that affected both existing and new maintenance plans and Integration Services packages. Although not every SQL Server 2005 ...