Microsoft's "interim" R2 release of its database platform, is due out by May this year. While a number of new features have been introduced, such as the SQL Server Utility, there have been some "under ...

The first upgrade to SQL Server 2008 R2 is now available for download from Microsoft. Customers running Microsoft’s data platform can head over to the Download Center and grab SQL Server 2008 R2 ...

SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 is now available for download from Microsoft, but the company is also offering additional resources related to SP1. It’s the case of SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Feature ...

If you’re like many small business owners, the news that Microsoft is weeks away from the release of a new version of SQL Server 2008 could seem utterly irrelevant to your interests. But it isn’t.

At TechEd North American 2009, Microsoft announced that its next release of SQL Server – codenamed Kilimanjaro – will now be dubbed SQL Server 2008 R2. Although IT professionals and the general public ...

To ensure that SQL Server continues to live up to the promised hype. Micorsoft has released the Novemebr CTP feature pack. The feature pack is a collection of packages that will help to expand and ...