SQL Server Standard Edition includes Always On Failover Clustering, which leverages Windows Server Failover Clustering built into the operating system. While getting this to work well in the ...

SQL Server 2000, however, will use any memory spaces the Window operating system delivers to it; no special edition of SQL Server 2000 is required in order to use more than the NT-standard 2GB.

Creating compliant failover clusters in the Google Cloud One way to build a fully supported SQL Server FCI for high availability involves using third party SANless failover clustering software.

Use SQL Server Standard Edition with AlwaysOn Failover Clustering to Save Licensing Costs. AlwaysOn Availability Groups requires SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition.

SQL Server Standard Edition Gets an Upgrade The biggest news for many independent software vendors is that SQL Server is moving to a more unified development model.

Microsoft is readying a free version of SQL Server and low-cost versions of developer tools for enthusiasts and non-professional users.

The SQL Server community this week engaged in a lively debate about limitations of the 2014 Standard Edition and Microsoft licensing practices.

Last August, for instance, the company announced the availability of pre-configured VM images for Microsoft SQL Server Standard edition, Windows Server 2016 and SQL Server Web.