Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features. Here are some recent additions that might otherwise fly under the radar. Modern ...

Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2012 was released for purchase. The April 1 release date was announced today, perhaps to avoid the whole April Fools confusion. Microsoft describes it as ...

Full disclosure: I am a co-author of an upcoming book on SQL Server 2012, and I do a lot of work with Microsoft. Why would a new version of SQL Server be a big deal for this blog? As a mainstream ...

SQL Server 2012, Microsoft's flagship database product, is officially out. What's actually available, though, is a bit of a mystery. Microsoft describes it as being at the "general availability" stage ...