I realized after reviewing the past few posts that I omitted a new piece of functionality introduced in SQL Server 2008 R2. This feature, known as Extended Protection for Authentication (Extended ...

thanks to the upcoming release of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. The new R2 version adds quite a few new feature enhancements to the product, but it comes at a hefty price. The new R2 version of ...

Microsoft has rolled out another version of SQL Server 2008, dubbed Release 2 Service Pack 3. According to the SQL Server Releases blog, its "primarily a roll up of Cumulative Updates as it is the ...

The SQL Server team is unleashing the first widespread test builds of the next version of Microsoft's database, a k a SQL Server 2008 R2 (codenamed "Kilimanjaro"). Earlier this year, Microsoft ...

That time has come for customers using SQL Server 2008 and 2008R2. For those customers, Microsoft has laid out a path forward with many lanes, some of them leading upward to the cloud.

SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

Microsoft today released the first Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for anyone who wants to grab it from TechNet. To get it, you'll have to fill out an online ...

SQL Server 2008 R2 Services Availability in Editions One key consideration and difference is that not all services come with the different editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2. The six SQL ...