• Microsoft Aligning with ODBC

    Today we are announcing that Microsoft is aligning with ODBC for native relational data access – the de-facto industry standard. This move supports our commitment to interoperability and our partners and customers’ journey to the cloud. SQL...
  • SQL Server 2014 – Public CTP Now Available

    At TechEd North America we announced Microsoft SQL Server 2014 as part of a wave of updates to our key enterprise products. Today we are pleased to announce the availability of the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2014 . This...
  • Show Off Your SQL Server Spirit With Community Badges

    Being part of the SQL Server community is a fantastic thing! Not only do you have the technical support of a global community, but you also have the strength the SQL Server community behind you offline as well! We know the power of the community – we...
  • Disk and File Layout for SQL Server

    Guest blog post by Paul Galjan, Microsoft Applications specialist, EMC Corporation. To learn more from Paul and other EMC experts, please visit – www.windowtotheprivatecloud.com and join our Everything Microsoft Community . The RAID group is dead – long...
  • The coming in-memory database tipping point.

    In this post I want to spend some time discussing “in-memory” database technologies and Microsoft’s technical roadmap in this space. In-memory database technologies are approaching a disruptive tipping point for the database industry...