In the age of big data, efficiently managing relational databases, particularly SQL Server, may be the single most important issue facing a growing number of CIOs and data center managers. Throughout ...

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Using Access to build a front end for SQL Server Your email has been sent What are the advantages of using Access as the front end to a SQL Server database? For starters, it's likely that your ...

While SQL Server 2008 was little more than a service-pack level upgrade, the 2012 version of Microsoft’s database has a boatload of new features and delivers solid performance improvements.

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 ...