Microsoft is changing some of its licensing rules, which are already complex. Here’s what small businesses should know.

Last week was quite the week for Microsoft -- Visual Studio integration with Eclipse, and then the big announcement that SQL Server is coming to a Linux operating system near you shortly. The cool ...

So, my friend has a box that's running IIS 6 and SQL Server 2000. Everything's patched up to date, and he uses it to host his personal website and stuff. Small-time stuff in any case. He gave me admin ...

IT Managers and Executives: If you think it’s hard to hire a talented DBA, you ain’t seen nothing yet. If you think that a talented DBAs are expensive, just you wait. Data Management Professionals: If ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

Microsoft's unusual move to release their server operating system as Service Pack 1 is an attempt to sync client and server releases. But whether IT execs should rush a deployment is a different issue ...