Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft® SQL Server™ is a database management and analysis system for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions. In this section, you will find information for several versions of SQL Server. You will also find articles on database and database application design, as well as examples of the uses that SQL Server can be put to.
SQL Server 2012, the latest version, adds new high availability and disaster recovery solutions through AlwaysOn clusters and availability groups, xVelocity in-memory storage for extremely fast query performance, rapid data exploration and scalable business intelligence through Power View and tabular modeling in Analysis Services, and new data management capability with Data Quality Services.
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Check out the SQL Server Developer Center
Get the latest developer information on SQL Server and related topics, including new technical articles and downloads, links to the product documentation, community, support resources, and more. |
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Check out the SQL Server TechCenter
Get the latest SQL Server technical information for IT Professionals, including new technical articles and downloads, links to the product documentation, community, support resources, and more. |
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Previous Versions |
SQL Server 2012Windows Azure SQL Database |
SQL Server 2008 R2SQL Server 2008
SQL Server 2005
SQL Server 2000 |