SQL Server 2012 introduces a lot of new features which, like the columnstore indexes I discussed last month, are inspiring a lot of excitement in the user community ...

Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements yesterday, including SQL Server AlwaysOn support. Most of the improvements to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure are at the "general availability ...

Microsoft unveiled a set of improvements to Windows Azure this week. Four of the five new features are now generally available. One feature -- AutoScale support for Windows Azure -- is still at the ...

In an announcement made on Monday, Microsoft announced five Windows Azure improvements, including support for SQL Server AlwaysOn. Most of the improvements to Microsoft's cloud-based Windows Azure are ...

即将发布的Denali版本中最大的一项新功能恐怕就是SQL Server AlwaysOn功能了。AlwaysOn实际上是数据库镜像技术的下一个发展阶段。AlwaysOn并不取代数据库镜像或故障转移群集技术，而是为SQL Server添加了一项新的高可用性功能。 Always On可支持多个数据库的故障转移 ...