“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...

The SQL Server team is unleashing the first widespread test builds of the next version of Microsoft's database, a k a SQL Server 2008 R2 (codenamed "Kilimanjaro"). Earlier this year, Microsoft ...

REDMOND, Wash., April 24, 2003 — Some things just work better together. A mouse and a keyboard. The connectivity of e-mail and the power of the Internet. Database servers, operating systems and ...

Joel Snyder, Ph.D., is a senior IT consultant with 30 years of practice. An internationally recognized expert in the areas of security, messaging and networks, Dr. Snyder is a popular speaker and ...

Microsoft today announced that its next SQL Server version will hit general availability status on June 1. In a blog posted by Tiffany Wissner, senior director of Microsoft's Data Platform Marketing ...

Each version of Microsoft’s SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask before your next upgrade. 1. Should My ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2003 — Kicking off the second day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003, Microsoft Corp. gave PDC attendees prerelease versions of Visual Studio, ...

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool. Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock The Microsoft SQL Server ...

The year 2016 will see the end of "extended support" for some Microsoft products. Losing extended support this month will be some older Internet Explorer browser versions, as well as some .NET ...

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 ...