Hosted SQL Server

On June 1st, Microsoft announced the general availability of SQL Server 2016, which it called the world’s fastest and most price-performant database for HTAP (Hybrid Transactional and Analytical Processing) [...]

To attackers, databases are the new banks; they want to break into them, because that's where the valuable information is. If you're using SQL Server, you benefit from the [...]

In less than a week, users will be able to access the newest edition of Microsoft SQL Server 2016.  Starting on June 1st, users will have access to all four [...]

There’s another looming April deadline you have forgotten about, and this one’s just as critical as your annual filing. Just don’t tell the IRS. The often cited SQL Server [...]

Are you up to speed on the benefits of hosting SQL databases in the cloud?  We recently announced a hosted SQL Server offering powered by dinCloud infrastructure, and have [...]

This page serves as a central resource for content related to SQL Server from Microsoft. We’ve compiled links to content both internal on our site where we host SQL [...]

Microsoft SQL Standard and Enterprise share several features, but there are also many differences. From pricing and scalability to performance and functionality, each server is tailored to businesses with [...]

Microsoft’s focus on cloud computing has been one of its defining characteristics lately, and especially apparent in the business intelligence space. As new cloud-based analytics services appeared one after [...]

Sure, Microsoft’s SQL server relational database management and analysis system is the ideal platform for e-commerce, data center, and line-of-business solutions. But, what about those mid-sized enterprises who want [...]

If your organization is still using SQL Server 2005, this might be a good time to begin mapping out your strategy for replacing the 10-year-old relational database management system. [...]