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Two New Editions Join SQL Server 2008 R2 Roadmap
Bob Muglia and Ted Kummert delivered a keynote address to more than 2,00o attendees at PASS Summit 2009, where they made key announcements: Upcoming SQL Server 2008 R2 community technology preview (CTP)  would be available in November. SQL Azure Read More...
Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 Training Kit Videos, Labs Available
Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 is now available publicly. You can download the edition you want to try from Download Beta 2 . You’ll have your choice of each edition in Visual Studio 2010 or .NET Framework 4, including the free Express versions. Although this Read More...
Developer Training Kit Includes Updates for SQL Azure
An update to the Windows Azure training kit includes new SQL Azure hands on labs and presentations that you can use as overviews of the service. SQL Azure Database, a part of the Windows Azure platform, is a cloud-based database service built on Microsoft Read More...
Simple API for Cloud Application Services Project
Microsoft, Zend and others have launched the Simple API for Cloud Application Services project, a new open source initiative that allows developers to use common application services in the cloud. In essence, this project will allow you to write basic Read More...
Videos Updated Show How to Scale SQL Server
The video content has been updated for Essential SQL Server 2008: Database Infrastructure and Scalability workshop on SQL Server 2008 Jumpstart .  While the released version of this content has been available for quite some time, updated versions Read More...
Free Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Supports Live Migration
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 that includes live migration is now available from Microsoft Download Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 . Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 a stand-alone hyper-visor that includes live migration and expanded processor and memory support Read More...
Migrate Your Database to SQL Azure
The SQL Azure Migration Wizard ( SQLAzureMW on Codeplex) helps you migrate your local SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, and SQL Express databases into SQL Azure. You select your SQL objects, then the wizard creates SQL scripts suitable for SQL Azure, Read More...
DreamSpark Adds Free Design, Developer Tools for Students
Microsoft Dreamspark has recently added new designer and development tools. The program now includes Expression Studio 3 , Robotics Developer Studio 2008 R2 , and XNA Game Studio 3.1 . All are now available as no-cost downloads to all eligible high school Read More...
PHP Toolkit Connects ADO.NET Data Services
A new toolkit makes it easier for PHP developers to take advantage of the ADO.NET Data Services. The announcement was made on the Interoperability blog , on a blog post titled A new bridge for PHP developers to .NET through REST: PHP Toolkit for ADO.NET Read More...
Driver Adds Capabilities on PHP for SQL Server, SQL Azure
New capabilities have been added for building PHP applications with relational data using SQL Server or SQL Azure as your database. The community preview for Version 1.1 of the SQL Server Driver for PHP is available from Microsoft Downloads SQL Server Read More...
Turn Streaming Data into Near Real Time Customer Data with StreamInsight
If you have or want to build an application that receives a lot of bits of data from multiple sources and turn it into meaningful information in near real time, then Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP is for you. Use StreamInsight when traditional Read More...
Put Your Data Into the Cloud with SQL Azure Community Preview
You can help your customers move data into the Microsoft-hosted cloud. SQL Azure allows your customers to store data, accessible through the world, scalable to their storage needs, and without the need for an expensive infrastructure. And you can use Read More...
New Features Supporting Blobs Now Available in Windows Azure
Windows Azure team has announced new features for blobs. Windows Azure now enables applications to store and manipulate large objects and files in the cloud. The blobs (files) can be up to 50GB in size for the CTP. The release was made on the Windows Read More...
SQL Server 2008 R2 – Application and Multi-Server Management
Investments in application and multi-server management will help organizations proactively manage database environments efficiently at scale through increased visibility into resource utilization for improved consolidation and efficiencies across the Read More...
SQL Server 2008 R2 Community Preview Now Available on MSDN
The first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 is now available for MSDN and TechNet subscribers. A public version of the CTP should be available August 17 from TechNet Eval Center . Versions are available for 32-bit and Read More...
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