Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced that its upcoming release of SQL Server – the database that powers millions of businesses – will run on Linux, as well as on Windows Server.

Microsoft has clarified the more confusing elements of SQL Server licensing and extended major benefits to customers. The catch is that Software Assurance is required to take advantage of them.

What Is Microsoft Business Intelligence Stack? Building, managing, and using business intelligence solutions is easy with the Microsoft BI stack. A data mart or data warehouse resides on the SQL ...

What Is the Difference Between Microsoft SSRS, SSIS and SSAS?. Microsoft complements its relational database engine, SQL Server, with several add-on services that manage different aspects of ...

SQL development is evolving fast, and Microsoft.Build.Sql is leading the charge. This next-generation SDK brings flexible project structures, better source control integration, automated build-time ...

The Microsoft OLE DB Provider is an SQL tool that enables developers to write code that provides an application with ADO access to an SQL database. The OLE DB Provider is not installed by default ...

Microsoft has released the first release candidate for SQL Server 2025, touting AI capabilities and experimental features ...

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

So where is Microsoft SQL Server? Well, it’s 10 th with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 running on the HP Integrity Superdome 64-way server under Windows Server 2003 SP1 64-bit. Just over one million tpm.

Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for ...