main office/domain with a local SQL server on the domain, users connect using ODBC connection w/ windows auth 2nd company/domain at a remote location, people vpn (windows pptp) to access file shares ...

We're doing some house cleaning at work (some servers are getting moved around in the datacenter, etc etc) and so one of the test boxes I use here at work finally got moved into the datacenter. Great, ...

Even though SQL Server just underwent a major upgrade with 2008 R2, Microsoft is seeking customer input about new features you'd like to see added to the database technology. The company this week ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Microsoft announced roadmap shift on Monday, indicating that it will focus on supporting the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) approach for SQL Server application programming interfaces (APIs) in the ...

Microsoft announced a roadmap shift, indicating that it will focus on supporting Open Database Connectivity for SQL Server application programming interfaces in the near future. The shift is of ...

Billed as “Microsoft’s cloud first data platform,” SQL Server 2014 will be released to manufacturing this week, with general availability scheduled for April 1, 2014. SQL Server 2014’s biggest new ...

.NET Framework 4.6.1 released. Meanwhile, variations of .NET Framework 4.x older than 4.5.2 are approaching end of support. Microsoft's .NET Fundamentals Team a few weeks ago announced a new version ...