SQL Server 2016 announced as SQL Server 2005 support nears its end

For those of you still using SQL Server 2005, Microsoft will completely end support on April 12th 2016. You can head over here to check out upgrade guidelines, download migration tools, and read more ...
Analytics Insight

Install Microsoft SQL Server Easily: Quick Beginner’s Guide

Microsoft SQL Server installation is simple when system requirements and edition choices are planned.Choosing the right authentication mode, such as ...
Analytics Insight

SQL Server or Oracle? Find Out Which Database Fits You Best

SQL Server supports quicker deployment across enterprise tools through integration services and hybrid system support.Oracle Database is structur ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Data Virtualization in SQL Server 2022

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's cloud-connected on-prem database: SQL Server 2022 rolls out in private preview

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...
Computer Weekly

Microsoft SQL Server data profiling tool put to work

In this second delve into data cleanliness (read the first, How clean is your data?, here), we’ll test-drive the data profiling tool provided with Microsoft SQL Server. Other profiling tools have ...