Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements yesterday, including SQL Server AlwaysOn support. Most of the improvements to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure are at the "general availability ...

SQL Sentry, Inc., the developer of software for Microsoft SQL Server, has introduced v7.5 of SQL Sentry, which provides integrated, visual monitoring and management for the high availability and ...

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First, I'm using directions based on SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. I'm going to be using SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. So my ...

Microsoft's Bing News app can use Notification Hubs for instant news updates. Microsoft has unloaded a series of major updates to its Windows Azure service, including notification hubs, SQL Server ...

SQL Server 2014 hit its "release-to-manufacturing" milestone today, with Microsoft projecting an April 1 commercial release. The new relational database management system refines technologies ...

Microsoft yesterday unveiled an updated SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) to ease moving existing Oracle databases to SQL Server 2014. It's the latest back-and-forth effort between the two ...

Microsoft has introduced SQL Server 2012 to the world and it's time for IT professionals to start to come to speed on what's new. Microsoft has introduced SQL Server 2012 to the world and it's time ...

Microsoft unveiled a set of improvements to Windows Azure this week. Four of the five new features are now generally available. One feature -- AutoScale support for Windows Azure -- is still at the ...