SQL Server 2014 is available for download today as a 180-day free trial version through Microsoft's TechNet Evaluation Center here. Also reaching general availability today is the SQL Server Backup to ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

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In addition to SQL Server 2014, Microsoft debuted its Analytics Platform System (APS), pitching it as an appliance for customers that need to do queries spanning SQL Server and Hadoop.

Microsoft has RTM'd SQL Server 2014, which includes a new in-memory OLTP engine built jointly by Microsoft Research and the SQL Server team.

The SQL Server sprawl encompasses physical deployment options as well. SQL Server 2014 offers rich integration with Windows Azure (Microsoft's cloud platform), ranging from hybrid scenarios where ...