SQL Server


Checking SQL Best Practices Using the DBATools Module

With the help of this extremely useful PowerShell module, you'll be able to ensure that all your SQL-based servers are optimized.

SQL Server 2016 Officially Releases

After a comprehensive testing period, Microsoft's latest database platform has hit its general availability status.

Microsoft Announces SQL Server 2016 Coming June 1

SQL Server 2016 will be available starting June 1, Microsoft announced on Monday.

Connecting to an Azure SQL Database with PowerShell

Move a whole database into the cloud quickly by following this walkthrough.

SQL Server 2016 RC3 Out Now

Microsoft announced late last week that the final SQL Server 2016 release candidate is now available.

SQL Server Cumulative Update Patch Policy Gets Tweaked

The SQL Server engineering team provided some advice for IT when installing the cumulative updates.

SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 1 Released by Microsoft

SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 1 is now available, nearly feature-complete, according to Microsoft.

Microsoft Announced SQL Server Is Coming to Linux

Microsoft this week announced that SQL Server 2016 database system will be landing on Linux.

Internet Explorer, .NET Framework and SQL Server Versions Losing Support in 2016

Many Microsoft products will be losing "extended support" in the coming 12 months.

SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3 Released

Microsoft's SQL Server 202 is getting scalability, performance and diagnostics improvements with the arrival of the latest service pack.

SQL Server 2016 CTP 3 and Azure Data Lake Preview Announced

Microsoft on Wednesday announced a new CTP of SQL Server 2016, along with a preview of Azure Data Lake Store and Analytics services and a preview of Azure SQL Database In-Memory OLTP and Operational Analytics.

Row Level Security Comes to Microsoft's Cloud SQL Database

Microsoft announced that its SQL Database now supports row level security (RLS).

Preview of SQL Server 2016 Now Available

Microsoft released a preview of SQL Server 2016 on Wednesday.

Microsoft Reissues SQL Server 2004 SP1

Microsoft last week republished SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1.

Microsoft To Kill SQL Server 2005 Support in 2016

Organizations running SQL Server 2005 will be cut off when it comes to official support next year, Microsoft announced this week.

PowerShell Trend Reporting, Part 2: Send and Receive SQL Server Data

Here's how to track the data pulled from a query.

Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3

SQL Server 2008 Release 2 Service Pack 3 has been released by Microsoft.

Flawed SQL Server 2012 SP2 ISOs Fixed

Microsoft has corrected an issue with the TechNet and MSDN subscribers' download of SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2.

SQL Server 2012 SP2 Slipstream ISO Flaw Causing Upgrade Issues

Problems with the ISO releases SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 have surfaced, according to Microsoft this week.

SQL Server 2012 SP2 Released

Microsoft this week released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2.

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