Microsoft acknowledged today that it had “absolutely” considered replacing the maligned storage engine in its Exchange e-mail server software with its SQL Server database. But “after much debate,” the ...

After the misery that was 2009, most of the SQL Server users I talk to are happy that 2010 started in languid fashion. Not that there isn't a lot of work to do; on the contrary, there's more work than ...

Almost 4000 people from 48 different countries congregated in Seattle to mark the beginning of the most attended PASS Summit ever. Thousands more attended via the first ever live-streaming of the ...

Microsoft on Friday announced when it will release new service packs for two of its SQL Server products. The company plans to release new service packs for both SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005.

Microsoft Wednesday announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide. Subscribers to Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN professional ...

Operational and usability improvements promise to make Exchange 2010 a major step up from Exchange 2007. Here's a quick visual tour of the new release. The improvements in Exchange 2010 will be felt ...

Microsoft today released a community technology preview (CTP) of the next service pack for SQL Server 2008. SQL Server 2008 SP2 CTP can be downloaded here and the Express Edition version is available ...

When it comes to the enterprise, Microsoft hit the ball out of the park in 2010. Here's our favorite offerings. It's been a successful year for Microsoft. The company took a lot of heat, but overall ...

When in March this year Microsoft announced that it was bringing SQL Server to Linux the reaction was one of surprise, with the announcement prompting two big questions: why and how? SQL Server is one ...