In SQL Server, this feature dates back to SQL Server 2008. It allows administrators to control I/O, memory and CPU with a high degree of granularity, based on incoming user ID or calling program.

Herain Oberoi, group product manager for the SQL Server business group at Microsoft, tells 5 Minute Briefing that "an investment in the SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse today enables customers to ...

Microsoft is moving full steam ahead toward delivering most of its new SQL Server 2008 R2 versions to customer by May. But its high-end SQL Server 2008 R2 Parallel Data Warehouse isn't going to be ...