Microsoft has a lot of database pilots and projects in the works, among them Katmai, Astoria, Jasper and Volta. But how do they all fit together? Francois Ajenstat, director of SQL Server, explained ...

Promising that developers can "save weeks of development effort," Microsoft today answered their request for database project support in Visual Studio to target Azure SQL Data Warehouse projects.

In the last article we we looked at the new feature of .NET integration into the upcoming version of SQL Server 2005. This time we look at some more innovations in SQL Server by using the .NET ...

The Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) unveiled a limited community technology preview (CTP) of "Kilimanjaro," which is expected to begin in January. The Professional Association for SQL ...

If you work with data — or want to — Microsoft SQL Server is a skill worth having in your back pocket. The 2025 Total Microsoft SQL Server Bundle gives you five courses and 17 hours of practical, real ...

Earlier this week the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) team announced the alpha release of Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server. According to Google, the goal with Cloud SQL for Microsoft SQL Server is to ...

A SQL Server expert gives his take on the absolute, No. 1, very worst thing IT pros can do when it comes to indexing. Consultant, author and Microsoft MVP Denny Cherry travels the world helping ...

Microsoft has "suspended" its SQL Server on Windows Containers project, as announced in a short blog post on July 5. Microsoft is advising those interested in running SQL Server in containers to go ...

It took longer than expected, but the latest CTP is now available, adding clear encryption, better reporting and geospatial support. SQL Server 2008's promised support for clear encryption could free ...

Despite public confidence that SQL Server 2008 would ship by the end of June, Microsoft today indicated it probably is more likely to arrive toward the end of the year. Microsoft will release SQL ...