It’s easy to wonder if the new version of a product is really any different than the previous one, especially when it’s as established as SQL. Given the expense and effort needed to upgrade, it’s a ...

John Breeden II is an award-winning reviewer with more than 20 years of experience covering technology. Follow him on Twitter @TheLabGuys. Most educational ­environments rely heavily on databases, ...

Microsoft released SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 this week, but later pulled it after install errors surfaced. The service pack originally was released via the Microsoft Download Center on Wednesday, ...

Russell Smith is a technology consultant and trainer specializing in management and security of Microsoft server and client technologies. He is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer with more than 15 ...

It's limited what VSDE member can do with it. Also: SQL Server 2016, when released later this year, will also be free. Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director of Data Platform Marketing with Microsoft, blogs ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna, and ...

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REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2014 — Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $23.38 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Gross margin, operating income, and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) ...