After the misery that was 2009, most of the SQL Server users I talk to are happy that 2010 started in languid fashion. Not that there isn't a lot of work to do; on the contrary, there's more work than ...

Microsoft has relied on the "better together" concept to sell Windows client and Windows Server as a package. It also has done the same with previous versions of Office and Windows. But on May 12 -- ...

At its recent Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) conference, Microsoft Corp. officially announced its SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse (PDW) -- nearly two years and four months ...

Migrate from MySQL to SQL Azure or SQL Server with ease! Microsoft announced today the release of the first version of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL! Along with this release, ...

I’m delighted to share the news that we have released SQL Server 2008 R2 to manufacturing. We’re very proud of this accomplishment and look forward to getting this release in the hands of our ...

SQL Server 2008 SP2 report servers can integrate with SharePoint 2010 products. SQL Server 2008 SP2 also provides a new add-in to support the integration of SQL Server 2008 R2 report servers with ...

When you scan the server with a security software, Visual Studio 2010 Shell may be flagged as an end-of-support (EOS) or obsolete software. ## Cause When you install SQL Server 2014 or SQL Server 2012 ...

Maintaining a SQL Server environment is a potentially complex endeavor. Here are 10 tips for ways you can minimize complexity and reduce stress. Based on my SQL Server consulting practice, here are ...

There are many customers still running SQL 2000 and 2005. We still offer training for SQL 2005 in addition to SQL 2008. SQL Server 2008 R2 contains some interesting new functionality: PowerPivot for ...