Here's one big advantage to moving to Microsoft Azure SQL Database-you never have to patch. That's all well and good, but most of the SQL Server installed license base is still on-premise. If you're ...

Joey on SQL Server Top Tips To Make SQL Server Run Faster on Azure VMs Storage and performance can be quite different in the cloud. It's important to choose the right VM size and configure your ...

I’d double check but if you’re ridiculously confident don’t bother. Now, go into SQL Server Management Studio. Locate the database you intend to move and right-click that bad boy.

Restrictions on SQL Server Resource Governor does not put limits on any SQL Server engine outside of the relational database engine. That means it cannot limit Analysis Services, Reporting Services, ...

It has been enhanced with each later version of the SQL Server database engine since SQL Server 2008. Extended Events has had a slow uptake in usage as there was no user interface available until ...

Those versions include SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 4 (SP4), SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SQL Server 2008. That last version, the newest in the line, was released to manufacturing just last August.

The free version of the database, SQL Server 2005 Express Edition, formerly called Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE), is an exception and will be supported with Service Pack 1 on Windows Vista and ...