Joey on SQL Server 5 SQL Server Components You Should Be Using Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features.

Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features. Here are some recent additions that might otherwise fly under the radar.

Microsoft is adding a brand-new business-intelligence SKU and core-based licensing to its coming SQL Server 2012 database offering due next year.

At the top of the list was that previous versions of SSMS were only available via the main SQL Server installation files. That meant if you wanted to install SSMS on a workstation without also ...