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 ...

SQL Server, Microsoft's flagship operational database, has been around for over a quarter century now. That has meant successive waves of innovation for the platform, but has also made for ...

With Extended Support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 ending in July 2019, to be followed six months later by the end of Extended Support for Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in January 2020 ...

The company will provide three more years of support to Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 when workloads are moved to Azure virtual machines or Azure SQL Database Managed Instance, which debuts ...

Speaking at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) Community Summit in Redmond, Wash., Ted Kummert, senior vice president of the Business Platform Division at Microsoft, said SQL Server ...

Microsoft is replacing its "Premium Assurance" support offering for SQL Server and Windows Server with a new Extended Security Updates program. Under the Extended Security Updates program, announced ...