The traditional SQL database is under siege by modern information stores that can process larger volumes of data designed for the cloud era more rapidly. Here's your guide to what's going on in the big data world and the major players to watch.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 05/14/2013
SQL Server 2000 is at the end of its product lifecycle and will lose its "extended support" from Microsoft on Tuesday, April 9.
Hortonworks has released a beta of its Data Platform 1.1 for Hadoop workloads on Windows.
Microsoft on Wednesday announced the availability of the first new service pack for SQL Server 2012, along with other improvements to come.
Amazon's Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service is now supporting Amazon RDS for SQL Server, along with other enhancements, the company announced on Thursday.
Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2 is available for download.
Microsoft today outlined some finer points for testing business intelligence capabilities in the Excel 2013 and SharePoint 2013 previews.
The hardware giant beat out private equity investors with $2.4 billion offer as Dell moves to expand its software business.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 07/01/2012
Intune 3.0 is now available for download.
The flaw, reported this week, could allow an incorrect password to be verified as correct due to an error in the token calculation, according to Sergei Golubchik, security coordinator for MariaDB, in a posted statement.
Among many new features, Microsoft's new database management system is well-suited for applications that require uptime and portability.
Microsoft this week released a preview of its forthcoming Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 R2.
Amazon's cloud services has now added options for Microsoft-focused developers that manage databases and applications.
Microsoft today announced that SQL Server 2012 was released for purchase.
SQL Server 2012 licensing price details are just beginning to take shape as Microsoft prepares to release the product on April 1.