SQL Server 2012, Microsoft's newest relational database management system, hit the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) milestone on Tuesday and is available for download and testing as an evaluation version.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 06, 2012
Microsoft once again made some cuts to its SQL Azure pricing, as well as introduced a 100 MB database storage option.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 14, 2012
Microsoft is offering a free trial app of a new test service designed to help SQL Azure users monitor the security of their databases housed in Microsoft's cloud.
- By Kurt Mackie
- January 31, 2012
SQL Server 2012, the next generation of Microsoft's relational database management system, appears to be marching closer to product release.
- By Gladys Rama
- January 25, 2012
Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday launched DynamoDB, a new database service that will let customers store and modify huge amounts of unstructured content while proving rapid access to data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- January 18, 2012
WEB EXCLUSIVE: For many partners, matching their priorities with Microsoft's is a sure-fire way to boost business. Conveniently, Microsoft has just listed its top priority areas -- or "priority workloads" -- for the Microsoft Partner Network. Here they are, along with the related products and competencies for each.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 31, 2011
Forgoing a beta version, Microsoft issued the release candidate (RC) of SQL Server 2012, formerly code-named "Denali," on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2011
Charles Di Bona, general manager of Microsoft's Server and Tools Division, offered some perspective on Microsoft's cloud vision on Monday at the CLSA Asia USA Forum for investors in San Francisco.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 09, 2011
Microsoft recently shared the details of the licensing model for its up-and-coming relational database management system, SQL Server 2012 (previously code-named "Denali").
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 07, 2011
Oracle on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Endeca Technologies Inc., a provider of software called MDEX Engine that allows users to gather and analyze unstructured data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- October 18, 2011
Microsoft spent Day 2 of this week's PASS Summit in Seattle outlining some of the new features in the next release of SQL Azure, which the company said will land sometime during Q4 2011.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 13, 2011
Microsoft has officially dropped the "Denali" code name from its next-generation relational database management system, which is now called simply "SQL Server 2012."
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 12, 2011
Microsoft released Service Pack 3 (SP3) for SQL Server 2008 on Thursday, about one year after the release of SP2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 10, 2011
At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner singled out and attacked six strategic rivals. Does Microsoft have what it takes to compete and win against Apple, Google, Cisco, Oracle, Salesforce.com and VMware?
- By Scott Bekker
- September 07, 2011
Microsoft on Monday released community technology previews (CTPs) of a new Service Pack 3 (SP3) being developed for various versions of SQL Server 2008.
- By Kurt Mackie
- August 23, 2011