Microsoft said that Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2012 will be released "later this year." Microsoft first released SQL Server 2012 back in April 2012. Service Pack 1 arrived in November of that year.

When it comes to improving the performance of database systems, there are nearly as many approaches as there are DBA (database administrator) teams. That might sound acceptable at first glance. But, ...

Windows Server 2012 will be updated this autumn to Windows Server 2012 R2. This will be the first in a series of more or less annual updates to the Windows Server platform. It's not just the operating ...