Microsoft's flagship database, along with several other goodies of interest to developers, are officially available. SQL Server 2014 and the SQL Server Backup to Microsoft Azure Tool both hit their ...

It's limited what VSDE member can do with it. Also: SQL Server 2016, when released later this year, will also be free. Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing with Microsoft, blogs ...

Microsoft released to manufacturing the latest version of its SQL Server database, SQL Server 2014, on March 18. SQL Server 2014 will be available to customers as of April 1. The newest version of SQL ...

Microsoft provided "performance, scalability and diagnostics improvements" in this week's release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). The company's announcement of the release comes about two ...

SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3) was announced on Wednesday, about two years after the release of SP2. SP3 is a cumulative update, which means that it'll upgrade "all editions and service levels ...

What Is The Difference Between Sql Server Editions? Most people know that SQL Express differs from other editions by the maximum database size (10GB) it allows and by its lack of SQL Agent. Below are ...

SQL Server 2012/2014 delivers compelling new capabilities that make an upgrade worthwhile. Many IT professionals agree that the AlwaysOn Availability Group (AG) feature offers the most value with its ...

Your Microsoft SQL Server databases keep growing, but your storage hardware - and budget - aren't. You need a powerful, easy to use backup and recovery solution for SQL Server that gets the maximum, ...

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 ...

If you haven't installed SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1, keep it that way. If you have installed the service pack, you may be regretting it. Microsoft pulled it last week after install errors surfaced ...