Most companies get that data analysis is important in the context of doing business. But a smaller number have the wherewithal to drill into the mountains of data they generate to get actual business ...

Thomas LaRock: "Without a basic understanding of wait events and how the occur, you will waste a lot of time trying and guessing at how to improve the performance of a query." Optimizing SQL Server ...

Microsoft has released to manufacturing the newest version of its relational database, SQL Server 2012, the company announced Tuesday. The software will be available for customer purchase on April 1.

Microsoft announced a smorgasbord of updates to its Azure cloud platform today, primarily aimed at helping companies migrate database workloads to its datacenters. These workloads are typically ...

Microsoft has added automated backup and patching for SQL Server databases running in virtual machines on its Azure cloud, in a bid to simplify management and improve reliability. As enterprises move ...

On April 16, Microsoft plans to begin the first cumulative update that will roll up all of the relevant database fixes and updates. These "cumulative updates" will be provided every two months. "We ...

This isn’t a good month for IT admins to take time off if they want to get ahead of all the patches Microsoft pushed out this week.