SQL Server 2012 introduces a lot of new features which, like the columnstore indexes I discussed last month, are inspiring a lot of excitement in the user community. However, there’s been a bit of ...

Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements yesterday, including SQL Server AlwaysOn support. Most of the improvements to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure are at the "general availability ...

DxConsole HADR Edition responds better than any other high availability and disaster recovery (HADR) alternative for SQL Server. Other solutions have three major drawbacks. First, many businesses rely ...

First, I'm using directions based on SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard. I'm going to be using SQL Server 2012 Enterprise, and Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. So my ...

Microsoft SQL Server has become a business-critical database for a growing number of enterprises that rely on it to run a wide range of essential business processes. As enterprises look to ...

A step-by-step guide to using SAN-less failover clustering software to support SQL Server’s Always On Failover Clustering in the public cloud The thing about clouds is that they can change shape even ...

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 ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PASS Summit 2016 -- ScaleArc, the leading provider of database load balancing software, announced today that the latest release of its ScaleArc for SQL Server software ...

In an announcement made on Monday, Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements, including support for SQL Server AlwaysOn. Most of the improvements to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure are ...

Microsoft unveiled a set of improvements to Windows Azure this week. Four of the five new features are now generally available. One feature -- AutoScale support for Windows Azure -- is still at the ...