SQL Server is one of the best products to come out of Microsoft, but not every professional knows how to use it effectively. For example, some might find it difficult to create a stored procedure but ...

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The latest version of Microsoft's flagship database, SQL Server 2005, introduces an enormous number of enhancements to the product's security, scalability, performance, and programmability features.

Microsoft's cloud DBaaS has had a whirlwind month with the introduction of managed instances, database migration tools and more. Here's what each feature does and when to use it. This month, Microsoft ...