Installing SQL Server on Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit is not as simple as it appears Most of my test servers are still 32-bit machines. It’s not until recently that I have started to use 64-bit ...

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's "interim" R2 release of its database platform, is due out by May this year. While a number of new features have been introduced, such as the SQL Server Utility, there have been some "under ...

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

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.

New BI and reporting features in SQL Server 2008 R2 hit the mark, but other additions leave SQL Server shops wanting more With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft begins to fully realize its ...