The long-awaited upgrade to Microsoft’s SQL Server database will come with a raft of new features when it ships later this year — as well as a price hike of up to 25 percent, Microsoft said on ...

Microsoft released its third Community Technical Preview for SQL Server 2005 this month with a new ad hoc reporting tool and 64-bit support for more components of Microsoft's flagship database. As the ...

Super-fast performance, robust toolset and better security options make Microsoft's latest database management system a must for most shops. It's easy to be overwhelmed by the raft of new features in ...

Microsoft’s first major release of SQL Server in many years includes such sweeping improvements that it’s sometimes hard to see the old SQL Server underneath. Not a single area of the database remains ...

对多数数据库管理员和开发人员而言，安装与配置全新的SQL Server总令人充满期待，因为它意味着新的挑战与机遇。安装过程本身便是深入了解最新SQL Server版本的首要环节。本文将系统介绍SQL Server 2005实例环境的完整安装流程，涵盖从初始设置到当前服务包（SP1 ...

Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...