Microsoft began taking sign ups for participation in the SQL Server 2005 Beta 2 program this week at its Microsoft TechEd show here as the long-awaited test version of the product gets close to availability.
2004-05-29
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Microsoft Corp. is planning to deliver updates to its Exchange Server product every two years and is considering a similar move to deliver SQL Server updates in a more timely manner, company officials said at the TechEd 2004 conference.
2004-05-28
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64-bit SQL Server is coming!! Are you ready for this new technology? Chances are most of you are like us in that you've never had a 64-bit machine around and you likely don't remember the transition from 16-bit to 32-bit. Do you even want to make the transition? Is it worth it? New author Robert Pearl brings us a first look at how the 64-bit version of SQL Server will differ from the 32-bit version.
2007-09-22 (first published: 2004-05-26)
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Although Brian likes that Microsoft delayed the next release of SQL Server for quality, he disagrees with the release strategy. See his opinion and argue your own!
2004-04-29
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What's wrong with SQL Server? Lots of things to some people, but here's a look at where this product is positioned in the marketplace against the other RDBMSes.
2004-04-20
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A week ago, we solicited readers to let Microsoft know which of the SQL Server 2005 announced features mattered most to them. We had a great response, with 890 of you answering the survey in three days. The answers were pretty interesting. The full results can be seen at the bottom of this article.
2004-03-22
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Microsoft confirmed today that it has delayed Yukon yet again. It also announced that Yukon has an official name and will have another beta added to the development cycle. Get all the info here and share with Microsoft your thoughts about what features are important to you.
2004-03-11
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This article on CNET has some info about how Yukon affects the MS strategy in other areas.
2003-12-29
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This is a transcript of a recent chat that included our own Brian Knight!
2003-11-07
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2003-11-03
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While doing some testing of an application, I wanted to reset my environment after doing some testing with this code:
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