Microsoft Corp. today announced new cloud-hosted versions of its SQL Server database service as two older on-premises varieties finally will see the end of extended support Tuesday. Having transformed ...

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The company is rolling out in early 2017 Windows Server Premium Assurance and SQL Server Premium Assurance , which add six more years of support beyond the current 10. During the six years of Premium ...

Mike Chapple is associate teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. Almost every agency business function relies on at least one database. These range from ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

Startup options designate certain file locations needed during startup, and specify some server wide conditions. Most users do not need to specify startup options unless you are troubleshooting the ...

Starting in March, Microsoft will offer a Workgroup Edition of SQL Server 2000 to fill the gap between the free, embeddable Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) and SQL Server 2000 Standard ...