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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "From the very beginning, the vision [for SQL Server] really was about -- databases were very complex -- how do you make that ...

I have a Debian install with KVM + Libvirt love. I've got a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM running with 3 drives. Originally they were set to VirtIO, but I have since changed two of the three to SATA. The ...

Microsoft has just added support for query hints to Azure SQL Database, giving database administrators a powerful tool to manage the performance of ISV application code. Here's how it works. Database ...

So we have (for example) 1,000 clients.<BR><BR>We collect lots of data from these clients and in turn provide detailed reports and key performance indicators for how they are doing compared to ...

A recent salary survey indicated that database-related programmers had excellent job security, and now there's more good news about job prospects in the exploding mobile arena and SQL Server usage in ...

Microsoft announced on Oct. 30 that it expanded SQL Server passive use rights for organizations licensing SQL Server with Software Assurance (SA) coverage. Organizations with SA coverage on SQL Server ...