As for availability, SQL Server 2005s index rebuilding has enabled Catassis clustered environment to perform functions such as faster redo on failover, limiting the time that the database is offline.

The majority of databases Microsoft sells are on X86-based platforms, not Itanium. SQL Server 2005, on the other hand, is plugging into AMDs Opteron.

The federal Department of Employment and Workplace Relations' (DEWR) recent upgrade of the back-end of its online services portal to Microsoft's 64-bit SQL Server 2005 database hit only one hitch ...

Another option is Microsoft Azure SQL Database. For more on the SQL Sever 2005 end-of support-deadline and what it means for your organization, check out our coverage here. For more on upgrade options ...

Now that SQL Server 2005 hosts the CLR (Common Language Runtime), not to mention native XML storage, database developers gain vast new capabilities.

Microsoft posted on April 18, 2006 the RTM version of Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2005 Developer, Workgroup, Standard, Enterprise, and Express editions. Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, ...

Microsoft began a wide beta testing program of its forthcoming SQL Server 2005 database on Monday, a much anticipated--and delayed--product central to the company's server software line.

05/07/2005 Microsoft on Friday posted Service Pack 4 for SQL Server 2000, the first service pack update for the company's flagship database server since early 2003. The major new feature of the ...

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