Microsoft has RTM'd SQL Server 2014, which includes a new in-memory OLTP engine built jointly by Microsoft Research and the SQL Server team.

Microsoft unveiled SQL Server 2014 and said the new version is designed with 'cloud-first principles' and featuring built-in, in-memory OLTP and a focus on real-time, Big Data-style analytics.

Microsoft's SQL Server 2014 is slated to deliver in-memory OLTP capabilities, plus a handful of other new and enhanced database features early next year.

Microsoft today announced the availability of its SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) version for testing. The product, first announced in June, continues much of the ...

Organizations wanting some of SQL Server 2014's new and improved technologies, such as its in-memory online transaction processing and high availability features, can only get them by buying the SQL ...

SQL Server 2014 also has support for up to eight readable secondaries with AlwaysOn technology. The engineering team focused on making this SQL Server 2014 release "100-times faster," according to ...

In addition to SQL Server 2014, Microsoft debuted its Analytics Platform System (APS), pitching it as an appliance for customers that need to do queries spanning SQL Server and Hadoop.

SQL Server 2012/2014 delivers compelling new capabilities that make an upgrade worthwhile. However, along the upgrade path, companies have also discovered key obstacles to achieving the new ...

Are you ready to unlock the power of Microsoft SQL Server 2014? In this blog entry I will examine my 3 favorite new features that show how SQL Server 2014 provides high-performance OLTP ...

SQL Server 2014 is a major upgrade that also has a host of invaluable smaller improvements, but you'll need to invest time in database design to get the most from it. Why you can trust TechRadar ...

SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3) was announced on Wednesday, about two years after the release of SP2. SP3 is a cumulative update, which means that it'll upgrade "all editions and service levels ...

Microsoft provided 'performance, scalability and diagnostics improvements' in this week's release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3.