Among many new features, Microsoft's new database management system is well-suited for applications that require uptime and portability. With the recent release of SQL Server 2012, Microsoft is ...

Microsoft has been releasing newer versions of SQL with greater frequency, prompting DBAs to constantly ask themselves: “Is it time to upgrade?” Once that answer is yes, they have a lot of information ...

On Tuesday Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing for SQL Server 2012 as well as an "evaluation version" for download, with general availability coming April 1. With this release, Microsoft ...

Microsoft apparently skipped a beta and produced a "feature complete" version of its newest SQL Server 2012 relational database management system based on feedback from its community test preview 3 ...

On Friday Microsoft released the first service pack for SQL Server 2012. The news was delivered at the company's PASS event, held last week in Seattle. Corporate Vice President Ted Kummert introduced ...

Microsoft is changing the pricing and SKUs for the upcoming version of SQL Server, its flagship database. The changes include deletion of some old editions, and a new way of counting compute power. In ...

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 ...

SQL Server 2012 has hit its release-to-manufacturing milestone and is available for testing as an evaluation version (available for download here), Microsoft announced today. The "general availability ...

The final SQL Server 2012 service pack is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management system includes a rollup of all ...