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
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    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