Full disclosure: I am a co-author of an upcoming book on SQL Server 2012, and I do a lot of work with Microsoft. Why would a new version of SQL Server be a big deal for this blog? As a mainstream ...

The 2008 version of Microsoft SQL Server, a relational database management system that uses Transact-SQL as its primary query language, has finally hit the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) milestone.

Just in case you missed the latest news from Microsoft, SQL Server 2014 has finally gone RTM (Released to Manufacturing). I’ve been telling you about the new features planned for this release since ...

SQL Server 2012 will come in just three editions - down from the five available with SQL Sever 2008 (we're not counting Express as that's not quite enterprise software). The Datacenter, Workgroup and ...

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Microsoft has a lot on its plate in terms of upcoming software releases. In addition to the rumors that it plans to launch Windows 8.1 Update 1 on April 8th, the company has announced this week that ...

Regular cumulative updates ensure SQL Server stability, security and lifecycle management.

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

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Visual Studio 2008 went to manufacturing at the end of 2007. Windows Server 2008 is expected to be RTM'd in February. But SQL Server 2008 -- the other of the three products Microsoft is slated to ...

Microsoft Wednesday announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide. Subscribers to Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN professional ...

Microsoft Wednesday announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide. Subscribers to Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN professional ...