SQL Server 2014 is available for download today as a 180-day free trial version through Microsoft's TechNet Evaluation Center here. Also reaching general availability today is the SQL Server Backup to ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

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Microsoft's updated blog post now states that SQL Server 2014 SP1 will be available at MSDN and TechNet download sites, as well as at Microsoft's Volume Licensing center, "starting May 21, 2015." ...

SQL Server 2014 also has support for up to eight readable secondaries with AlwaysOn technology. The engineering team focused on making this SQL Server 2014 release "100-times faster," according to ...

Along with SQL Server 2014, Microsoft announced the availability of previews for Windows Server and System Center, both as 2012 R2 versions. The SQL Server 2014 CTP will expire after 180 days or on ...

Microsoft provided 'performance, scalability and diagnostics improvements' in this week's release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3.

Microsoft has RTM'd SQL Server 2014, which includes a new in-memory OLTP engine built jointly by Microsoft Research and the SQL Server team.

In addition to SQL Server 2014, Microsoft debuted its Analytics Platform System (APS), pitching it as an appliance for customers that need to do queries spanning SQL Server and Hadoop.

The SQL Server sprawl encompasses physical deployment options as well. SQL Server 2014 offers rich integration with Windows Azure (Microsoft's cloud platform), ranging from hybrid scenarios where ...