The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. "Our challenge, now (that) we ...

Microsoft this week announced that SQL Server 2016 will be generally available June 1. It will deliver an end-to-end data management and business analytics solution with mission-critical ...

SQL Server vs. Oracle (source: Microsoft) More details on the offer were unveiled in a "Break free from Oracle" page on the Microsoft site. "This offer includes support services to kick-start your ...

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing ...

Microsoft's flagship database software used to be a runner-up to Oracle but has gained favor among IT buyers in recent years. Rohan Kumar, the Microsoft executive in charge of SQL Server, ...

SQL Server is significantly cheaper than Oracle's Linux-friendly databases, but it's traditionally been limited to data centers running on Microsoft's Windows Server tech.

Microsoft capped off a week of high-profile announcements related to SQL Server with an aggressive migration offer aimed at Oracle database customers. Here's the bottom line, from Microsoft's ...

SQL Server vs. Oracle (source: Microsoft) More details on the offer were unveiled in a "Break free from Oracle" page on the Microsoft site. "This offer includes support services to kick-start your ...