I also posted this in the other MS centric forum, because I wasn't sure which one it fit in.<BR><BR>I have been at this for two days, and it has completely killed all my productivity. Microsoft has ...

As expected, Microsoft made available for download on February 19 the final version of SQL Server 2005. The new update makes SQL Server 2005 compatible with Windows Vista. It also adds a few new ...

Microsoft released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2 this week. The SP2 release goes by the "RTM" (release to manufacturing) nomenclature, according to Microsoft's announcement. That's an old-fashioned ...

With best-in-class ease of use on the Windows platform, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP2 combines strong administration abilities with leading-edge XML support. Though it's still Windows-centric, ...

Sean McCown is a Certified Master in SQL Server and a SQL Server MVP with 20 years of experience in databases. He is founder and co-owner of the website MidnightDBA.com, where he records free SQL ...

Microsoft announced this week that it is having problems with ISO releases of SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2012 was released last month. However, there's a problem ...

Microsoft released SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 this week and announced that it's available for download. The new service pack fixes some minor issues, and not much has apparently changed since ...

Microsoft this week released SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 2. The SP2 release goes by the "RTM" (release to manufacturing) nomenclature, according to Microsoft's announcement. That's an old-fashioned ...

Microsoft yesterday released the latest Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Service Pack 2 of its SQL Server 2005 database, which will support the upcoming Windows Vista and integrate with Office ...

We tested SQL Server, with SP2 installed, on Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Unlike DB2, Oracle9i, and Sybase ASE, SQL Server relies on Windows for clustering. The Enterprise Manager has a graphical ...