Within this repo you will find an ARM template that deploys a virtual machine within Azure and then helps you build out a small lab environment within that virtual machine that can be used to ...

What can I do with this? This image will run a KMS server you can use to activate any version of Windows and Office, forever.

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Follow this quick procedure in order to upgrade from SQL Server 2008. Note that the same process applies when upgrading to later versions of the product, such as 2014, 2016, etc. Microsoft’s SQL ...

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SQL is neither the fastest nor the most elegant way to talk to databases, but it is the best way we have. Here’s why Today, Structured Query Language is the standard means of manipulating and querying ...

This post was authored by Scott Konersmann, Partner Engineering Manager, SQL Server, Slava Oks, Partner Group Engineering Manager, SQL Server, and Tobias Ternstrom, Principal Program Manager, SQL ...

Data has become the lifeblood of the enterprise. It’s the foundation for keen insight and effective decisions that lead to business growth. One of our primary design goals for SQL Server 2016 was to ...

A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Ann Johnson, Co-Founder and CEO, Interana. “Interana stands for Interactive Analytics. We are really the first ...