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September 26, 2012 3 min read

Financial Services Companies Rely on SQL Server 2012 to Deliver the New Standard in Mission Critical Platforms

In spite of the old adage about “keeping a banker’s hours,” the reality of today’s digital world demands that financial services institutions are available 24/7.

September 20, 2012 1 min read

SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP4 Now Available

In late July, we released SQL Server 2012 SP1 CTP3, the first public Community Technology Preview (CTP) for SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1, which contained compatibility features for SQL Server 2012 to support self-service BI capabilities in Office and SharePoint 2013 Preview.

September 4, 2012 1 min read

EMC Guest Blog Post: Industry Leading Auction Website Sees Gains in Performance and Scalability with EMC And SQL Server

If you have ever gone online to bid on a collectible item for sale, there’s a good chance you were using Heritage Auctions to bid on that item.

August 28, 2012 4 min read

TPC-E – Raising the Bar in OLTP Performance

Blog Author: Charles Levine, Principal Program Manager, SQL Server Performance Engineering Maximizing SQL Server’s performance and scalability is a complex engineering challenge.

August 23, 2012 1 min read

Final “Be The Next Microsoft Employee” Episode Recap

It has been a fun ride for the Microsoft Reality show “Be the Next Microsoft Employee,” and it’s hard to believe that the final challenge is here and the show concluded today! As you no doubt have been following the show, you can recall that last week Microsoft Judge Buck Woody dropped in unexpectedly on […]

August 21, 2012 2 min read

Denny Cherry Guest Post: Get Ready for PASS Summit 2012

Guest Blog Post by: Denny Cherry, MVP and Independent Consultant (www.

August 17, 2012 1 min read

Save 50% on New & Top SQL Server Ebooks

Happy Friday! We have a great opportunity for the SQL Server Community from Microsoft Press.

August 10, 2012 1 min read

What’s Happening This Week on the “Be the Next Microsoft Employee” Contest

This week’s Be the Next Microsoft Employee focused on the pitfalls many SQL professionals face when they try and balance technical issues with the business side of the equation.

August 9, 2012 1 min read

Thai law enforcement optimizes investigations with Microsoft big data solution

If you’ve been watching Be the Next Microsoft Employee along with us, you probably know about the real-world filter on the competition’s challenges – a metric that ensures that competitors are solving the same issues that companies face.

August 2, 2012 2 min read

Guest Blog Post: Be the Next contestants tackle SQL Server Security – but do they pass the test?

Guest Blog Authors: Buck Woody, Senior Technical Professional, Windows Azure and Cloud Computing at Microsoft boB Taylor, Principal Content Publishing Manager MCSM at Microsoft When we put our heads together to figure out the challenges for the reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee, we had a few requirements that we used as a filter: […]

July 26, 2012 1 min read

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Now Available

As part of our commitment to delivering and supporting high-quality software to our customers, Microsoft is pleased to announce SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2.

July 24, 2012 1 min read

New reality show starring SQL Server

If you haven’t already heard, the Microsoft reality show Be the Next Microsoft Employee kicks off today! We think it’s going to be a great show, but if you don’t believe us, just ask Thomas LaRock, who says the show is “a cross between the first season of the Bachelor and the first season of […]

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