Last year we worked with a customer on a proof of concept that involved populating and running some performance tests against a 20TB database. The POC was conducted using the following software and hardware: Windows Server 2003 Datacenter sp1 ...

On March 5th, we announced the Microsoft SQL Server Data Service offering at the mix conference...here's some basic information on the topic. Q: What is Microsoft SQL Server Data Services? A: Microsoft® SQL Server™ Data Service (SSDS) is a highly...

Wondering how to implement "sparkline" type reports with Reporting Services, well take a look at this post from an MTC architect in New York. http://blogs.msdn.com/jbasilico/archive/2008/01/09/implementation-of-sparkline-type-reports-within-reporting...

Read about the experiences of an MTC architect out in New York who's tested Teradata v12 against SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services. http://blogs.msdn.com/jbasilico/archive/2008/02/26/functionality-testing-of-teradata-v12-with-sql-server-2005-analysis...