Extended Security Update sales for SQL Server 2014 began this month, even though Microsoft's product is still supported through mid-2024.

Microsoft on Tuesday released the SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 and the cloud-based SQL Server 2014 Community Technology Preview 1 on Windows Azure.

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.

SQL Server 2014 hit its 'release-to-manufacturing' milestone today, with Microsoft projecting an April 1 commercial release.

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.