CTP4 includes improved AlwaysOn Availability Group migration and better query capabilities over XML data.
What are some of your favorite development resources? Chime in and share what you use, help others out.
Minor fixes included in this second service pack for SQL Server 2008 R2.
Microsoft's most recent release of its Excel 2013 and SharePoint 2013 previews are designed to show off their BI capabilities.
Many TechEd Conference sessions can be accessed online.
Plus: Patch Tuesday provides the joy of RCE fixes,MySQL flaw classifies incorrect passwords as correct.
In the midst of my playing around with the new SQL Server Data Tools, the Visual Studio 2012 Release Candidate came out. So I thought I'd upgrade...
I've been playing with the new SQL Server Data Tools, and I'm impressed by the way Microsoft has gotten the product out for review and is improving it with user-requested functionality.
In-memory database comes from Starcounter, a Swedish company that announced the world's "fastest consistent database" thanks to patent-pending technology.
Microsoft released demos of both to get them in front of developers; already there's a wishlist of features from developers. Here's some of my initial thoughts and experiments with them.
LocalDB is making life easier for database developers working in the Visual Studio 11 IDE.
My current system was downed by eval software, so it's high time I build a dev machine for testing out new stuff.
What's so big about the MCSE? And what about this recertification thingie if I'm already certified? Answers here.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/19/2012
Microsoft Learning revives older designations in a reinvention of the certification program that addresses cloud skills.
- By Michael Domingo
- 04/11/2012
SQL Server developers lead charmed lives: their skills are in high demand, they work with one of the more popular programming languages, their work is prone to attack. Okay, two out of three ain't bad.