I was recently chatting with a good friend of mine who’s very highly placed in the Microsoft SQL Server team. Our conversation was wide ranging and covered a lot of topics, such as internal features ...

Microsoft has opened up to testers its preview of its Windows Azure SQL database. Plans for the new tier were announced at the company's recent Worldwide Partner Conference. The premium tier is for ...

Microsoft rolled out an enhanced Windows Azure today, and separately offered a "preview" test release of its Windows Azure SQL Database Premium service offering. The new Windows Azure improvements ...

One way that organizations are storing data in the cloud is by moving their databases to the cloud. What once meant building an entire physical server, patching it, installing software like Microsoft ...

A "preview" test release of Microsoft's Windows Azure SQL Database Premium service offering and an enhanced Windows Azure update were released in two separate items on Wednesday. The new Windows Azure ...

2012年上半年，随着微软很多重要的产品相继解开神秘面纱，例如System Center 2012、Visual Studio 2012等均已正式发布，而Windows 8、Windows Server 2012估计不久也将发布，微软铺天盖地的云攻势陆续地展开了。 在微软的云计算战略中有很多重要的云计算产品出现，而被称为 ...

2012年上半年，随着微软很多重要的产品相继解开神秘面纱，例如System Center 2012、VisualStudio 2012等均已正式发布，而Windows 8、Windows Server 2012估计不久也将发布，微软铺天盖地的云攻势陆续地展开了。 在微软的云计算战略中有很多重要的云计算产品出现，而被称为 ...

Data development news this week includes the availability of Oracle software and Java on Windows Azure, a service to quickly turn SQL Server stored procedures into RESTful APIs and a ...

Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform has been gaining steam since its launch to paying customers in February. Just last week it reached 10,000 customers; already, Azure is shaping up to ...

Are you ready to unlock the power of Microsoft SQL Server 2014? In this blog entry I will examine my 3 favorite new features that show how SQL Server 2014 provides high-performance OLTP, optimization ...