On Tuesday Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing for SQL Server 2012 as well as an "evaluation version" for download, with general availability coming April 1. With this release, Microsoft ...

SQL Server 2012, which will launch some time in the first few months of 2012, has a lot of moving parts. Exactly how is Microsoft going to bundle up its various capabilities? We know a bit about the ...

SQL Server isn't on the kind of update schedule that characterizes Visual Studio these days, when it's unusual for two months to go by without some sort of release. But one version is getting a new ...

Microsoft has introduced SQL Server 2012 to the world and it's time for IT professionals to start to come to speed on what's new. Microsoft has introduced SQL Server 2012 to the world and it's time ...

Last month, I talked about the licensing model for the “Scale Out” Reporting Services model. It is expensive. Well, this month I am building a proof-of-concept for a customer. Luckily, we can use the ...

Reporting has always been a sore spot for application developers. Most applications require some sort of output, either on screen or in printed form and there have been a variety of tools that ...

A Java Web application often uses a SQL Server database. SQL Server now comes bundled with a reporting tool, Reporting Services. RS has generated a lot of attention among developers since it first ...

Note – This book abbreviates SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services as SSRS and SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services as SSRS2K5. New features available in SSRS and not in SSRS2K5 are labeled with “New in ...

It’s time to get off Windows and SQL Server 2012 (or run them on Azure) Your email has been sent The release of Windows Server 2022 is a good reminder that older ...

A new service pack out for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services adds several end-user features, as well as standard bug fixes, to the free add-on for the SQL Server database. Reporting Services is ...