With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft begins to fully realize its vision of SQL Server as an information platform and not “just” a database.

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Release Notes [!INCLUDE sqlserver] This Release Notes document describes known issues that you should read about before you install or troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 ...

Resolving locking issues with SQL Server 2008 R2 can be troublesome -- but it can also be surprisingly straightforward.

Microsoft issued some reminders this week that July 9, 2019, is the last day of patch support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2.

Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ended on July 9, 2019. That means the end of regular security updates. However, if you move those SQL Server instances to Azure or Azure Stack, Microsoft will ...

SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are now in extended support, which means there will not be Cumulative Updates for these Service Packs. For more on SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3, please read here.

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 this week and announced that it's available for download.

In this Microsoft SQL Server and JDBC tutorial, you'll learn how to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server in Java using JDBC. The steps are relatively straightforward: Each database is different, so ...

Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support. In response, Redmond says, that for many customers, the time for cloud migration has arrived.