Querying relational databases requires SQL, which is the only language designed to communicate with them. As a matter of fact, how SQL is used distinguishes business intelligence tools from one ...

Microsoft directly hosts a handful of big conferences every year, with the developer-oriented Build conference and infrastructure-oriented Ignite being to two that I pay the most attention to. The ...

With the official release of Microsoft's latest database offering, let's see what was improved and what still needs some work. Today, at Ignite, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL ...

Paul Flessner, Microsoft's Senior Vice President of Server Applications, accompanied his April 6, 2006 announcement of SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1 with news that SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition (SSM ...

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Microsoft will make SQL Server 2016 generally available on June 1, 2016, company officials announced today. That June 1 date is when the product will be available to all users, including brand new ...

Sometimes, life really is like a box of chocolates. The same can also be said for software upgrades. Take, for instance, Visual Studio 2008. After all its various CTPs and RTMs, I feel like I've been ...

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 ...