A licensing expert recently gave advice on Microsoft's new SQL Server 2012 licensing, which can come with some costly pitfalls.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 23, 2013
The second community technology preview (CTP2) of Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 product is now available for testing, Microsoft announced Wednesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- October 16, 2013
Microsoft launched the preview version of its Windows Azure SQL Database Premium service on Tuesday, in addition to releasing the July Windows Azure update.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 23, 2013
Public preview versions of Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2 and SQL Server 2014 are now available, Microsoft announced Tuesday during the kickoff of TechEd Europe, taking place in Madrid.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 25, 2013
Microsoft announced a slew of upcoming product updates during Monday's opening TechEd conference keynote in New Orleans.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- June 03, 2013
SQL Server 2000 will lose its "extended support" from Microsoft on Tuesday, April 9, when it reaches the end of its product lifecycle.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 08, 2013
Microsoft lowered Windows Azure price decrease last week for its SQL Reporting Services, which is used for business intelligence-type applications.
- By Kurt Mackie
- February 03, 2013
The first new service pack for SQL Server 2012 is now available, Microsoft announced on Wednesday at the annual PASS summit event being held this week in Seattle.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 08, 2012
At the first Live! 360 conference, top experts will dive into an array of hot IT topics. Get a sneak preview here, as key presenters share their expertise with Redmond Channel Partner.
- By Doug Barney
- October 31, 2012
Service Pack 2 (SP2) of SQL Server 2008 R2 is now available for download, Microsoft announced Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 26, 2012
Microsoft on Monday outlined some finer points for organizations wanting to test the business intelligence (BI) capabilities available in the SharePoint 2013 and Excel 2013 previews released last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- July 24, 2012
Microsoft recently rolled out a community technology preview (CTP) of the forthcoming Service Pack 2 (SP2) for SQL Server 2008 R2.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 15, 2012
A Microsoft executive explained the company's cloud-centric corporate strategy on Tuesday at a financial analyst event.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 10, 2012
SQL Server 2012 is now generally available, which means it's a purchasable final product, Microsoft announced on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 02, 2012
SQL Server 2012 is expected to become generally available on April 1, but licensing price details for the product are just beginning to take shape.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 23, 2012