In my last column (published in the February e-edition and the March print edition of DBTA), I reviewed the overall coding landscape for SQL Server with special focus on LINQ to SQL, a new technology ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yugabyte, the leading open source distributed SQL database company, today announced that it will host the fourth annual Distributed SQL Summit (DSS) on September 14 ...

In line with recent SQL Server releases, Microsoft on Nov. 9 announced at the PASS Summit that the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) version of SQL Server 11 - codenamed Denali (after the ...

In the first post in this series, I discussed the emergence of NoSQL to address the need to make databases compatible with cloud needs. And in my last blog post, I talked about the dichotomy between ...

Microsoft packed a number of major announcements, including SP1 improvements and Linux support, in this month's key note address by Scott Guthrie at their Connect() virtual event. Microsoft's main ...

In an era where digital transformation and data proliferation are at their peak, modern enterprises face unprecedented challenges in managing and processing vast volumes of data. Traditionally, the ...

One of the seven editions of SQL Server 2008 is aimed at Web hosting firms as Microsoft responds to growing interest in cloud computing Microsoft Corp. began making SQL Server 2008 available to users ...

Microsoft Corp. began making SQL Server 2008 available to users today, slightly behind schedule but still making good on its goal of releasing an upgrade to its flagship database within three years of ...

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SQL Server 2005 has under a year until it reaches end-of-life status, where there will be no further updates for security purposes and no official support available from Microsoft. Meanwhile, IT is ...