Microsoft Codename “Social Analytics” Lab
A few weeks ago we released a new “lab” on a site which some of you may be aware of called SQL Azure | Labs.
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SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate is now Available!
Building on our announcement at the PASS Summit 2011 in early October, today we are excited to announce the SQL Server 2012 Release Candidate (RC). -
Dell Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance Announced @PASS Summit!
We’ve wrapped up getting SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse on Dell hardware and proud to announce the Dell Parallel Data Warehouse Appliance that includes Dell PowerEdge R610 Servers and Dell PowerVault MD36xxF series high density storage. -
SQL Server 2008 SP3 is now available!
Microsoft SQL Server Sustained Engineering group is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3. -
What’s new in PowerPivot for Excel with SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3
In Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 we introduced PowerPivot: A self-service Business Intelligence experience that enables information workers to create their own self-service BI solutions and facilitating sharing and collaboration within the familiar environment of Excel and SharePoint. -
SQL Server 2012 CTP3 Now Available in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Is SQL Server 2012 cloud ready for Microsoft partners? You bet! You already know that SQL Server 2012 CTP3 is helping customers bridge private to public cloud, but did you know that it is also forming a strong foundation for partner-hosted cloud solutions as well? Now the SQL Server community has another easy way to experience SQL […] -
StreamInsight 1.2 – New in SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3
With Microsoft StreamInsight in SQL Server 2008 R2, we started to make Complex Event Processing capabilities available in Microsoft’s data platform. -
Microsoft Aligning with ODBC
Today we are announcing that Microsoft is aligning with ODBC for native relational data access – the de-facto industry standard. -
Microsoft’s Commitment to Interoperability
In our continued commitment to interoperability, we would like to share what the SQL Server product team has been doing for Java and PHP developers. -
Microsoft ships CTP of Hadoop Connectors for SQL Server and Parallel Data Warehouse
Two weeks ago, Microsoft announced its commitment to Hadoop and promised to release new connectors to promote interoperability between Hadoop and SQL Server. -
Master Data Services – What’s New In SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3
Master Data Services has made great strides to further remove the barriers to implementing MDM technology and processes into all size of businesses. -
AlwaysOn – New in SQL Server Code Name “Denali” CTP3
What is SQL Server AlwaysOn? SQL Server AlwaysOn is the new high availability and disaster recovery solution for the next release of SQL Server.
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