Joey on SQL Server 5 SQL Server Components You Should Be Using Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features.

The [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] components that you install also depend on your specific requirements. The following sections help you understand how to make the best choice among the editions and ...

Decide among SQL Server components Use the Feature Selection page of the [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] Installation Wizard to select the components to include in an installation of [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion].

Microsoft's rapid-fire release cycle for SQL Server means it's easy for database admins to miss useful new features. Here are some recent additions that might otherwise fly under the radar.

SSMS Decoupled Microsoft, in their quest to constantly innovate for all of their data platform products, has separated SSMS from the core SQL Server components. This means that we, as users, can ...

Microsoft released its third Community Technical Preview for SQL Server 2005 this month with a new ad hoc reporting tool and 64-bit support for more components of Microsoft's flagship database.

This isn’t a good month for IT admins to take time off if they want to get ahead of all the patches Microsoft pushed out this ...