SHORTCUT: In SQL Server Management Studio, go to Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Keyboard -> Query Shortcuts. On a shortcut location of your choice, enter the following code, with the trailing ...

Get the lowdown on SP-1's added features, including fully supported database mirroring, bug fixes, and add-ons for SQL Express. What's more, SP1 not only contains bug fixes, but also delivers ...

SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are now in extended support, which means there will not be Cumulative Updates for these Service Packs. For more on SQL Server 2008 R2 SP3, please read here. For more on SQL ...

SQL Server isn't on the kind of update schedule that characterizes Visual Studio these days, when it's unusual for two months to go by without some sort of release. But one version is getting a new ...

An ultra lightweight API for robust Distributed Application Mutex/Locking capabilities leveraging SQL Server. The API provides a set of easy to use custom extensions for the SqlClient libraries (e.g.

Service Pack 1 for SQL Server 2008 will be available today for customers. The Service pack is available via download here and is primarily a roll-up of cumulative updates 1 to 3, quick fix engineering ...

The final SQL Server 2012 service pack is now available for download. The latest official release for the half-decade-old version of Microsoft's database management system includes a rollup of all ...

Microsoft’s SQL Server team has announced the availability of the second service pack for SQL Server 2016. As usual, the update comes with a rollup of hotfixes and several improvements.