Microsoft has released the first CTP of its SQL Server Hosting Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to provide support for companies using a hosted SQL Server.

Ntirety, a provider of remote DBA, data consulting, and DBA on-demand services for Oracle, SQL Server and MySQL, has been acquired by HOSTING. With the acquisition, said Ntirety founder Michael Corey, ...

Despite its steep licensing costs, SQL Server continues to prove its worth over open-source alternatives in some key areas.

It will eventually be moved onto it's own dedicated server, but for now it's not. **The best move would be to outsource the web hosting and the SQL server to a 3rd party host, right?

Windows hosting services can host your websites and apps on dedicated Microsoft technologies like ASP.NET or .NET. In fact, they can even run different products like Exchange or Microsoft SQL Server.