Download SQL Server 2016 from the Evaluation Center Have an Azure account? Then go Here to spin up a Virtual Machine with SQL Server 2016 SP1 already installed. To get the latest version of SQL Server ...

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a Microsoft application for managing SQL Server databases through a user-friendly interface and various tools. Features of SSMS include Query Editor, Database ...

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Microsoft calls SQL Server 2016 the “biggest leap forward” in the 27-year evolution of the SQL Server database. As we’ll see, despite the excess of hype, the SQL Server 2016 database offers ...

As part of the SQL Server 2016 launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a commercial database promotion that provides customers with free licenses if you are running a competitor’s platform ...

Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 has finally hit general availability, and Redmond chiefs are launching the software alongside a special offer aimed at wooing customers away from leading database giant ...

SQL Server 2016 is by far the best of the SQL Server family, with its outstanding in-memory performance, new security innovations, and high availability – but that's not all. Database engine rankings ...

A few days ago, Microsoft shocked us when it announced that it would soon bring its SQL Server database to Linux. It’ll take until 2017 before SQL Server will be available on Linux, though. Until then ...