Say there are 1000 Windows users in a group called Accounting. To enable access to your SQL Server for those 1000 Windows users requires a single Windows login based on the Accounting group.

Early discussions on SQL Server 2008 seemed to suggest that it would really only be a point release, quite unlike what occurred with SQL Server 2005. Anyone looking at the new and upgraded features in ...

But for some users, this could be a feasible option. Extended support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is set to end in July 2019, and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in January 2020.

Always Encrypted Sirosh also highlighted new security capabilities of SQL Server 2016. "In SQL Server 2016, for the first time, you will hear about a capability that we call Always Encrypted," he ...

By Stephen Swoyer 06/28/2004 Have you implemented SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services since it became available earlier this year? If so, we’d love to hear about your experiences, both good and bad.

SQL Server 2022 can use percentiles to improve the feedback algorithm for queries where the amount of memory changes a lot each time users run them, and persist memory grants feedback even if ...

SQL Server 2008 R2 will be available as part of Microsoft’s Small Business Server package. That version has the same features as the standard edition, but is limited to 75 users.

Have you implemented SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services since it became available earlier this year? If so, we’d love to hear about your experiences, both good and bad. MCP Magazine is compiling a ...