A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have a firm understanding of the SQL Server database engine's system databases. Tim Chapman discusses these system databases. A fundamental skill for DBAs is to have ...

Super-fast performance, robust toolset and better security options make Microsoft's latest database management system a must for most shops. It's easy to be overwhelmed by the raft of new features in ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source. The company once considered open source software to be an anathema, but now it’s common for Microsoft to pull software ...

Microsoft took the time to unveil the name of the upcoming SQL Server, along with give updates on the Hadoop relationship at the PASS Summit 2011, held in Seattle this week. First off, Microsoft has ...

The venerable relational database management system is now feature-complete, with support for Linux and containers running on Linux and Mac OS X, and it's available as a release candidate this week.