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tSQLt is a free, open-source framework for unit testing in SQL Server. By writing tSQLt test cases, developers can create fake tables and views based on production data, then compare expected versus a ...
SQL Test is compatible with SQL Server 2005 onward, and comes with a sample database with pre-configured unit tests. More information is available from Red Gate.
Microsoft is rolling out on February 19 a new "feature-complete" Community Technology Preview (CTP) test build of SQL Server 2008 to 100,000 testers.
The SQL Server team is unleashing the first widespread test builds of the next version of Microsoft's database, a k a SQL Server 2008 R2 (codenamed "Kilimanjaro").
Users need to have a SQL Azure account to test it, but Microsoft offers a no-cost trial of Windows Azure (including SQL Azure) for 90 days. It's not clear when the service became available publicly.
SQL Server for Linux is just another example of how Microsoft’s view of competing platforms has changed in recent years. This move would’ve been unthinkable under its former CEO Steve Ballmer.
Playing catch-up Microsoft is introducing other capabilities to SQL Server 2025 to facilitate the development of AI-based applications, including JSON support, a Python driver, and change event ...