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SQL Server 2016: native support for JSON

A lot of discussions and most important, a feature requests in the Microsoft connect site here with more than 1000 votes is the origin of this new feature in SQL Server 2016. A lot of NoSQL have already this function(…)

SQL Server 2016 CTP2 is out!

As announced by Satya Nadella at the Microsoft Ignite keynote in Chicago, SQL Server 2016 CTP2 is finally out and it follows a previous private CTP. This CTP will provide some(…)

SQL Server 2014: First Service pack (SP1) is available

May 14th, Microsoft has released the first Service Pack (SP1) for SQL Server 2014. It is more than thirteen months after the RTM version. SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 includes all of the CU from 1 to 5.

Azure DocumentD8: Microsoft goes to NoSQL

Azure DocumentDB is a documentary database service and as like its name suggests, it is aMicrosoft Azure Cloud service. Since the last summer, developers have access to this new service, and now it is available(…)

SQL Server vNext becomes SQL Server 2016

  Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft has announced at the Microsoft Ignite keynote in Chicago that SQL Server 2016 public preview will come this summer and you can be sure that at dbi services we’re looking(…)

Windows Server Next, AKA Windows Server 2016!

The first technical preview of the future version of Windows Server was, since last October, available (here) and a second one with more new features should be available in May. The final version which should be normally released(…)

SCOM: don’t forget to set the license key!

During some client testing operations I installed some months ago a version of System Center Operation Manager 2012 on a Virtual Machine. Today I try to open this version of SCOM to perform some new tests and I(…)

dbi services wishes you a Merry Christmas with this SQL Server script

The end of the year approachs and soon it will be time to celebrate Christmas with your family and friends. At dbi services, we wish you a merry christmas via SQL Server with the following script, to execute in your(…)

Journées SQL Server 2014: Vidéos des sessions disponibles

Les vidéos des sessions des journées SQL Server 2014 sont enfin en ligne: > Infrastructure et AlwaysOn > Industrialisation des audits (avec Sarah Bessard) Si vous avez des questions n’hésitez pas à(…)

SQL Server 2014 : sortie du livre “Développer et administrer pour la performance”

Un billet en cette fin d’année qui approche à grand pas pour vous annoncer la sortie prochaine (fin décembre 2014) du livre SQL Server 2014 : Développer et administrer pour la performance en français et(…)