PASS Summit 2011 starts this Wednesday and we’re very excited to share all the great content to attendees and the rest of the community who will be tuning in via the web. The SQL Server and Microsoft BI social teams will be present at the PASS Summit...

In our continued commitment to interoperability, we would like to share what the SQL Server product team has been doing for Java and PHP developers. We understand that our customers have application development across all platforms, so providing consistent...

  The SQL Server JumpIn! Camp was an incredible experience in accomplishments and learnings for the 17 invited key PHP developers and for the SQL Server engineers that in 4 days worked side-by-side to make their apps run on SQL Server, Denali, SQL...

Microsoft is pleased to announce Solidsoft as Application Integration Partner of the Year.  Solidsoft's Tell Us Once (TUO) - Change Reporting System (CRS) solution, which relies heavily on Microsoft BizTalk Server , delivers unsurpassed value to...

The Worldwide Partner Conference 2011 came to a close last week where many great SQL Server presentations and live demos were showcased. The most notable was on day two during Satya Nadella, President of the Server & Tools Business, keynote where...

SQL Server Code Name “Denali” gives customers a lot of reasons to be excited, especially for those looking for additional mission critical capabilities to meet the evolving demands of today’s critical applications. Enhancements span...

With SQL Server Code Name “Denali” we are excited to provide new end-user capabilities for rapid data exploration and visualization through project “Crescent” and the award winning PowerPivot. To ensure that IT Professionals continue...

  We recognize that each organization has its own unique challenges and requirements, and this is no different when it comes to taking advantage of the cloud. Organizations have different requirements when it comes to security, compliance, application...

We talk a lot about the features and technical “how to” behind SQL Server, but our favorite topic is showing real-world examples of how it helps our customers achieve their goals and save millions of dollars. One great example of this is The Co-operative...

One of our lab project teams was pretty busy while the rest of us were taking a break between Christmas and New Year’s here in Redmond. On January 3 rd , their new lab went live: Microsoft Codename "SQL Azure Compatibility Assessment" . This...

Successful companies do their best to stand out, to provide offerings of value and to balance quality, functionality and cost.  Of course, as individual consumers, we understand that “new and improved” is no guarantee of practical, useful, simple...

I am Ravi Ramachandran from the SQL Server Appliance Engineering team and would like to show how to measure the IO capabilities of the HP Enterprise Database Consolidation Appliance which is optimized for SQL Server. The Engineering teams from HP and...

The SQL Server Team held Fireside Chats at the end of the 24 Hours of PASS on September 7-8, 2011 to give attendees the opportunity to ask questions directly to members of the SQL Server engineering team. The engineers answered most of the questions during...

In choosing a platform for running Mission Critical applications, IT Managers, Architects and CIOs need to ensure that the platform is trustworthy and can provide the reliability, availability, security, and performance needed to meet the service level...

The holidays are here and the “#SQLFamily Gives Back” Campaign is continuing to pick up steam. The SQL Server community has raised $1,300, which will allow for 26 people to receive SQL training! Thank you to everyone who submitted this week! There is...

Wow #SQLFamily …just wow. The SQL Server Team has been overwhelmed by the amazing outpouring of support from the #SQLFamily. In just a few days, the community is off to a great start in sending us submissions that have raised money for the Pragmatic Works...

We are pleased to announce the release of the Microsoft Codename “Data Transfer” Lab . Microsoft Codename "Data Transfer" is an easy-to-use Web application to import your data into SQL Azure or Blob storage. Whether you’re: Preparing data for...

As we've previously written about on this blog, we will be releasing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2005 in CY2008 following the release to manufacturing of SQL Server 2008. We've gotten some questions about the differences between Service Packs, Cumulative...

An independently commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting explores the economic impact and ROI achieved by a healthcare customer after deploying SQL Server 2008. Read the Total Economic Impact (TEI) study here . The customer operates four...

The Developer & Partner Evangelize team just posted a ton of new SQL Server and Business Intelligence content on Channel 9. You can check it out here - http://channel9.msdn.com/sql There are 22 screencasts posted as part of a developer training...

From Raman Iyer's great website on SQL Server Data Mining here are some of the new Data Mining Improvements in SQL Server 2008 November CTP. The November Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2008 has just been released and it includes major data...

Hi - My name is Ram Ramanathan and I work in SQL Server marketing. One of the areas I am responsible for is the launch for SQL Server 2008 along with the help of lots of other folks in the SQL Server marketing team. Its going to be less than 105 days...

Download it here ! SQL Server 2008 is a huge step forward as we continue delivering on our Data Platform Vision for “Your Data, Any Place, Any Time.” SQL Server 2008 will bring that vision to life, and there is something in this feature-rich CTP to meet...

This is the first entry into the new Data Platform Insider blog. The goal of this blog is to share with you all things Data - SQL Server, ADO.NET, Sync Framework, Office, etc. Microsoft offers a complete offering to help any organization manage data from...

We often get questions about our upcoming Launch event in Los Angeles on Feb. 27 th , and when SQL Server 2008 will actually ship. The two events are loosely connected but they are not the same. The Launch event in Los Angeles is actually a marketing...