As part of the SQL Server 2016 launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a commercial database promotion that provides customers with free licenses if you are running a competitor’s platform ...

I'm down on SQL Server Management Studio right now. I basically just spent a day trying to swap out the evaluation version of SQL Server 2008 R2 with the Express version, and SSMS just wouldn't ...

Customers looking to make the jump to Microsoft’s on-premise and Cloud data platforms can access version 5.0 of the SQL Server Migration Assistant to ease the migration process from their existing ...

There’s an easier way to test the next iteration of Microsoft’s data platform for the early adopters that could very well do without deploying the pre-release Build available to them. The Redmond ...

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“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality comes at a ...