Microsoft cloud users can monitor the security of their databases using SQL Azure Security Services, a monitoring service prototype released by SQL Azure Labs.
By responding to potential threats with thoughtfulness, and a zeal to add value, SQL and Big Data could be big business for Redmond.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 02/01/2012
Directions on Microsoft, an independent analyst firm that follows the Redmond software maker, revealed its expectations for Microsoft's 2012 product releases, licensing and overall roadmap this week.
Microsoft has announced a virtual launch event for SQL Server 2012, the next generation of its relational database.
Amazon Web Services launched a new database service on Wednesday that is designed let customers store huge amounts of unstructured data.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- 01/19/2012
Using SSDT means we don't just shout orders at the database; instead, we plan what we're going to say.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 12/01/2011
As promised, Microsoft released a 64-bit SQL Server Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Microsoft skipped the beta and issued a release candidate of SQL Server 2012 (formerly codenamed Denali) this week.
Microsoft unveiled a new licensing and pricing model for its upcoming SQL Server 2012 product family, which is expected in the first half of next year.
Microsoft is rolling out a major update of its SQL Azure cloud database service sometime in the fourth quarter.
At the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle this week, Microsoft officially announced SQL Server 2012 (formerly codenamed "Denali") and expanded its product support for open source Apache Hadoop technology.
Microsoft released Service Pack 3 for SQL Server 2008 on Thursday, rolling up cumulative updates and promising fixes based on customer feedback since Service Pack 2 shipped in 2010.
SQL Azure has become a major pillar in Microsoft's cloud-based strategy.
- By Andrew J. Brust
- 10/01/2011
Microsoft is previewing test versions of its Hadoop connectors, designed to enable the transfer of structured and unstructured data with SQL Server and SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse in heterogeneous environments.
Microsoft released previews of Service Pack 3 this week that support various editions of its SQL Server 2008 relational database.