Microsoft has relied on the "better together" concept to sell Windows client and Windows Server as a package. It also has done the same with previous versions of Office and Windows. But on May 12 -- ...

It doesn't sound like much, but R2 is the first update to Microsoft's database server product - SQL Server, for a couple of years. We're sure there's a very good reason why it's not called SQL server ...

Microsoft on Friday announced when it will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products. The company plans to release new service packs for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005.

The way Microsoft sees it, a launch tour is not the same thing as a product launch. The April "SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch" promo described here will be an event celebrating the impending product ...

There are many customers still running SQL 2000 and 2005. We still offer training for SQL 2005 in addition to SQL 2008. SQL Server 2008 R2 contains some interesting new functionality: PowerPivot for ...

This week, I again had the opportunity to be on the Virtumania podcast with Rich Brambley, Marc Farley and a special SQL server guest, http://www.brentozar.com/ Brent ...

SQL Server 2012 must not be that far off. After all, why would Microsoft start to talk turkey about pricing and licensing schemes? Licensing used to be simple -- one machine, one OS, one app, one ...

On Tuesday Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing for SQL Server 2012 as well as an "evaluation version" for download, with general availability coming April 1. With this release, Microsoft ...

When trying to install SolidWorks on a Windows computer, you may encounter an issue when the installation is trying to install Microsoft SQL Server. So, the installation works fine until it reaches ...

We’re excited to announce a new migration experience in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new experience, now in preview, is powered by Azure Database Migration Service ...