My colleague, senior editor, Kathleen Richards was at MIX08 in Las Vegas two weeks ago. Suffice to say she received a brain dump on Silverlight and a number of other big announcements there. When she ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

In the age of big data, efficiently managing relational databases, particularly SQL Server, may be the single most important issue facing a growing number of CIOs and data center managers. Throughout ...

Idera, a provider of Microsoft SQL Server management and administration tools, announced SQL virtual database 1.3, the latest release for this solution that enables backup files to look and act just ...

Despite the plentiful information in Books Online and on the official “SQL Server 2000 Security” document Microsoft offers online, setting up a truly secure SQL Server remains a difficult task. In ...

“The next frontier is all about uniting the power of the cloud with the power of data to gain insights that simply weren't possible even just a few years ago,” Kummert said. “Microsoft is committed to ...

CAMBRIDGE, UK: Red Gate Software has released SQL Data Generator, a new tool that automatically populates MS SQL Server databases with intelligent and meaningful test data. “In less than the time it ...

One of the seven editions of SQL Server 2008 is aimed at Web hosting firms as Microsoft responds to growing interest in cloud computing Microsoft Corp. began making SQL Server 2008 available to users ...

Microsoft is integrating AI features directly into SQL Server for the first time. The new version also brings JSON support and changes the licensing model.

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