The "release preview" of Windows 8 and the "release candidate" (RC) of Windows Server 2012 were made available for download today by Microsoft. These releases represent the final public testing stage ...

Windows 8 isn't just a new version of the familiar desktop client — it's also a new version of Microsoft's server software. And as with the Windows desktop, Microsoft's BUILD conference has seen the ...

In Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft has released a combination of operating system updates that we find very compelling. Microsoft has joined much of the rest of the industry in ...

On September 8th, shortly before the public unveiling of Windows 8 client, I headed over to Redmond for a two-day meeting where Microsoft talked about what’s in store for Windows Server 8. According ...

At the Microsoft Management Summit today in Las Vegas, Microsoft officially announced that the next version of Windows Server, previously code-named Windows Server “8,” will officially be named ...

You will fail to connect to your database if the SQL Server service is not running. If you try running the SQL Server service from the Services.msc app, you will ...

It's the week for Microsoft to make official the names of the products that have born the codename "Windows 8." On April 16, Microsoft officials unsurprisingly revealed that the final name of Windows ...