“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality ...

The SQL Server team is unleashing the first widespread test builds of the next version of Microsoft's database, a k a SQL Server 2008 R2 (codenamed "Kilimanjaro").

2. Can I Extend the Life of a Microsoft SQL Server? If legacy applications are running well, keeping old versions of Windows Server and SQL Server around beyond year 13 is fairly low risk However, ...

Windows Server 2003, Cohen says, defines JetBlue Airways’ computing environment. SQL Server Enterprise Edition (64-bit) takes care of data warehousing, handling tasks like running the company’s ...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28, 2003 — Kicking off the second day of the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003, Microsoft Corp. gave PDC attendees prerelease versions of Visual Studio, ...

Microsoft today announced that its next SQL Server version will hit general availability status on June 1.

Each version of Microsoft ’s SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask as your version hits the five-year mark: ...

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant moves your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool.

SQL Server 2005 Deadline The end of extended support for SQL Server 2005 is scheduled for April 12, 2016. It takes several months to plan and execute a SQL Server migration, according to Microsoft.