If you’re like many small business owners, the news that Microsoft is weeks away from the release of a new version of SQL Server 2008 could seem utterly irrelevant to your interests. But it isn’t.

Well, in version R2, the tool offers a new way of looking at managing your server databases. Here's what you'll drool over. I've mentioned the SQL Server Utility briefly in past posts, but I want to ...

Microsoft Wednesday announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 has achieved release-to-manufacturing status and will be released in May worldwide. Subscribers to Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN professional ...

The way Microsoft sees it, a launch tour is not the same thing as a product launch. The April "SQL Server 2008 R2 Launch" promo described here will be an event celebrating the impending product ...

Microsoft is announcing the release to manufacturing (RTM) of SQL Server 2008 R2 on April 21. In fact, the product actually RTM'd a week ago, about a week ahead of schedule, said Tom Casey, General ...

Microsoft makes good on commitment to continue improving older solutions, but the support will eventually end for this version as a newer, cloudified version 2014 takes over. In what is a commitment ...

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I am a techie, so I am interested in technology. I love to evaluate new features, new gadgets, new technology. I am less interested in actually paying for it, mainly because I am cheap. I am even less ...

Those that are considering migration to 2008 should just go to 2008 R2. As it's been noted, the DB engine changes are minor, but improvements to Analysis Services and Reporting Services are HUGE. I ...

Analysts have muted expectations for the parallel data warehouse (PDW) edition of SQL Server 2008 R2 that Microsoft is scheduled to ship next month. PDW is based on technology from the company’s ...