Microsoft's SQL Server toolbox is a morass of acronyms, from SMO to SSMS to SOS, and differentiating one from the other can be a challenge. I recently caught up with Vicky Harp, lead program manager ...

When you're developing a data-centric application, you have a lot of choices just at the database level: SQL Server, Azure Table Storage, DocumentDB, MongoDB, … the list goes on . Having tools in your ...

Sometimes, life really is like a box of chocolates. The same can also be said for software upgrades. Take, for instance, Visual Studio 2008. After all its various CTPs and RTMs, I feel like I've been ...

导语：SQL Server 2008系统诞生于08年3月13日，在微软2008新一代企业应用平台与开发技术发布大会上，微软宣布向企业用户大众同时发布三款核心应用平台产品：Windows Server 2008、Visual Studio 2008、SQL Server 2008，此次微软发布的三大产品对企业实现“动态IT”愿景。

SQL Server 2008系统诞生于08年3月13日，在微软2008新一代企业应用平台与开发技术发布大会上，微软宣布向企业用户大众同时发布三款核心应用平台产品：Windows Server 2008、Visual Studio 2008、SQL Server 2008，此次微软发布的三大产品对企业实现“动态IT”愿景。随着Windows ...

After shipping the first release candidate, or RC1, of SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition in mid-November, Microsoft quietly began shipping RC1 of the product's documentation, which has been updated to ...

在Windows Server 2008、Visual Studio 2008面世半年多之后，微软新一代服务器产品阵线的另一成员SQL Server 2008直到今天才终于正式出炉。 SQL Server 2008可为关键业务应用提供可信赖的、高效的、智能的平台，支持基于策略的管理、审核、大规模数据仓库、空间数据、高级 ...

“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...