While a number of new features have been introduced, such as the SQL Server Utility, there have been some "under the hood" changes as well that can help administrators and developers alike.

The company’s SQL Server utility uses PolyServe’s shared-data clustering technology and lets users consolidate their SQL Server instances and reduce the amount of Microsoft software they must ...

SQL Server Utility: In the August CTP of SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft introduced the SQL Server Utility. This utility expands upon the Central Management Server introduced in SQL Server 2008.

Microsoft researchers have discovered a malicious campaign targeting Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Server that exploits a built-in PowerShell utility to achieve persistence on compromised machines.

First, the team tweaked the SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility, which provides an overall view of system resources by modeling entities. Microsoft describes the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next ...

SQL Server Configuration Manager is installed along with installation of SQL Server which you can do by following the steps mentioned earlier. The default path of this utility is C:\Windows ...

First, the team tweaked the SQL Server 2008 R2 Utility, which provides an overall view of system resources by modeling entities. Microsoft describes the SQL Server Utility in greater detail here. Next ...

SQL Server 2008 R2's self-service business intelligence capabilities are tied into Excel Services in a browser running in SharePoint. The new PowerPivot add-in for Excel 2010 is part of the SQL Server ...