Content type: Updates

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Microsoft ships the first technology preview for Project code-named “Madison” 

Microsoft’s technology preview of Project “Madison,” Microsoft’s new massively scalable data warehousing solution, is now available to select customers and the feedback we’ve received from participating customers to date has been excellent. Ten customers from 7 industries are already participating in Madison’s first technology preview, and these early adopters are delighted with initial performance results.
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SQL Server StreamInsight and SQL Azure Database CTP Availability 

The SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) rollout continues today with the availability of the Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP. We’re excited to announce that SQL Server StreamInsight is officially shipping as a component of SQL Server 2008 R2, which is scheduled to be available in H1 2010.
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SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP Available Today 

Today we are excited to announce the availability of the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for MSDN and TechNet subscribers, with the CTP generally available on Wednesday, August 12th.
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SQL Azure Database is on its way; new pricing and licensing information announced at WPC 

The next wave of information on the Windows Azure platform was revealed today at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in New Orleans.  Since many of you are following the roll-out of this highly anticipated cloud platform, we wanted to provide you with an update on Microsoft SQL Azure and Microsoft SQL Azure Database– formerly known as SQL Services and SQL Data Services.
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Microsoft SQL Services is now Microsoft SQL Azure 

You are hearing it here first: Microsoft is updating the branding for SQL Services and SQL Data Services. Effective immediately, SQL Services will be called Microsoft SQL Azure, and SQL Data Services will be Microsoft SQL Azure Database.  This name change doesn’t reflect a change in the products themselves; we will still be providing a powerful relational database foundation to the Azure Services Platform.
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SQL Server support for guest failover clustering on Hyper-V 

SQL Server support for Guest Failover Clustering  in a virtualization environment is now available.Guest Failover Clustering is when you create a SQL Server failover cluster inside a virtual machine where the nodes are running as a virtual machine.   With this extension of support, SQL Server customers can achieve high availability of SQL Server products when they are running in a virtualized environment.
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SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP is Coming Soon! 

As we’ve talked about, in the second half of 2009 Microsoft will offer a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2008 R2. Register here. Space is limited so make sure you sign up soon!
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Why SQL Server May Be More Suitable for Your Cluster Database 

  A new 12-page whitepaper has been published from Microsoft that explains some of the common myths and misunderstandings about competitive cluster databases that could affect your organization. It examines some of the main reasons why customers will want to implement SQL Server as their database solutions.
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Microsoft to Begin First Technology Preview for Project “Madison” 

We are on track to release the first Technology Preview for Project “Madison” in H2 2009. A select group of customers will deploy a prototype MPP data warehouse on Madison. Download the first Project “Madison” data sheet. And, view the on demand webinar, “An Early Look at Kilimanjaro and Madison.
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BizTalk Server 2009 Now Available! 

Today BizTalk Server 2009 is available to MSDN customers. On May 1st it will be available to everyone in — Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Spanish — on May 1.   We made substantial investments to enhance integration and connectivity to make it easier for customers to efficiently bring together data and personnel within their organization and across organizational boundaries.
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Upsize or Migrate to SQL Server Today 

SQL Server 2008 has launched the new Migration Solution Center.  This site provides customers with prescriptive guidance and a clear process for executing successful migrations or upsizing your existing databases to SQL Server.  On this site, the freely downloadable SQL Server Migration Assistants (SSMAs) reduce the efforts required to move databases from Access, Oracle, and Sybase to SQL Server.