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SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available
With SQL Server on Azure Local, customers can modernize where their data resides while maintaining control over infrastructure, connectivity, and data placement.
What’s next for SQL? Performance, scale, AI, and developer productivity at the European SQL Community Conference
Join Microsoft Fabric and SQL Community Conference 2026 in Barcelona to explore SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, developer productivity tools, and the future of AI-powered data platforms.
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Files, BLOBs, NTFS and SQL Server 2008 – Age old database dilemma solved!
One of the most exciting new features in SQL Server 2008 is the ability to store files and BLOBs directly in the file system, while maintaining transactional consistency with a SQL Server 2008 database. -
Unbreakable?
Oracle recently released their latest Critical Patch Update which fixes vulnerabilities “in hundreds of Oracle products”. -
India Launch events
I just got back from a 2 week trip to India, taking part in their local launch events. -
Sync up with the new Microsoft® Sync Framework CTP2
The Microsoft Sync Framework continues to evolve as the latest CTP2 bits were released last week. -
Accelerate mobile development with SQL Server Compact 3.5
Exciting news for developers looking to build SQL Server based applications that target mobile devices — the new Microsoft® Windows Mobile Line of Business Solution Accelerator 2008 has been released and is now available for download from here! This new accelerator consists of a working Supply Chain application, over 5,000 lines of well documented source […] -
ISV’s & SQL Server 2008 Applications
Technologies such as SQL Server are only as successful as the applications that are built upon them. -
entities, Entities, ENTITIES!
It’s getting louder If you’ve been following Microsoft’s efforts around data programmability, you’ll have inevitably heard a thing or two about “entities”. -
Announcing SQL Server Data Services
Today Microsoft announced that MIX attendees will preview Microsoft SQL Server Data Services (SSDS), a Web-facing utility-based services designed for businesses and developers that need scalable, highly available, secure and easily programmable on-demand data storage with robust database query capabilities. -
SQL Server 2008 Launch – 10:30am 2/27/2008
The rest of the keynote focused on the 2 remaining pillars of launch – BI & Web. -
New SQL Server 2008 Case Studies
The momentum for SQL Server 2008 continues. Here are some of the latest case studies published: Russia’s Baltika Breweries Links its ERP Databases using SQL Server 2008 Replication Baltika Breweries, the largest producer of beer in Russia, has about 12,000 employees and 11 breweries. -
SQL Server 2008 Benchmarks
With the launch of SQL Server 2008 today (remember, RTM is still planned for a few months later in Q3 2008) we have just posted a number of record breaking results across industry (TPC-E, TPC-H) and ISV benchmarks. -
SQL Server 2008 Launch – 8:00am PST 2/26/2008
Its 8:00am PST 2/26/2008, we are less than 24 hours from the SQL Server 2008 launch.
