Select the the field next to Specify a Startup Parameter and then enter "-m" -- without the quotes. Click "Add," then "OK." Restart SQL Server to run the instance in single-user mode.

With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to Azure.

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SQL Server 2008 R2, which ships this month, allows end users to tap into the powerful business intelligence features of SQL Server via tight integration with popular Microsoft applications like Excel.

Some Microsoft users say that the ability to write code for SQL Server 2005 in general-purpose .Net languages may lead them to change their approaches to database programming. But other IT ...

Easier to use than previous versions, SQL 2014 puts users on the path to do-it-yourself business intelligence.

Taking a giant step forward in the history of database, Microsoft announces in Hong Kong today the arrival of SQL Server 2016, the company’s latest flagship business analytics and data management ...