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So many great posts, so many new authors, so much great news! Here are just 23 of the shows, episodes and post from last week. But of course the big news was the release of Visual Studio 2015. If you missed the launch event, you can catch it all on demand here, Link Removed Link Removed This...

SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor Preview is a standalone tool that enables users of prior versions to run a set of upgrade rules against their SQL Server database to pinpoint breaking and behavior changes and deprecated features as well as providing help with the adoption of new features such as...

Join Scott Klein and his guests Shawn Bice and Rohan Kumar, LIVE each month on SQL Unplugged, your avenue for chatting with the individuals who own the relational database at Microsoft. Tune in each month as Shawn and Rohan answer your questions and discuss the insights and inner workings of the...

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A security issue has been identified in the SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 that could allow an attacker to compromise your system and gain control over it. Link Removed

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (July 14, 2015): Bulletin published Summary: This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft SQL Server. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an authenticated attacker runs a specially crafted query that is...

Today we released security updates for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, and Internet Explorer. As a best practice, we encourage customers to apply security updates as soon as they are released. For more information about this month’s security updates and Link Removed...

Datazen Publisher for Windows 7 allows you to create stunning data visualizations from Excel, SQL Server, SSAS, SQL Azure, SharePoint and other cloud & enterprise data sources. Link Removed

Last week we launched something new, something we don't do very often at all, a new Channel 9 hub just for Visual Studio, https://channel9.msdn.com/VisualStudio. expect this hub to explode with content in the coming months (which makes sense given Visual Studio 2015's release) Link Removed...

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Integration Services (SSIS) Feature Pack for Azure provides SSIS the capability of connecting to Azure Blob Storage and Azure HDInsight. It enables you to create SSIS packages that transfer data between an Azure Blob Storage and on-premises data sources, and process...

Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services (SSIS) Feature Pack for Azure provides SSIS the capability of connecting to Azure Blob Storage and Azure HDInsight. It enables you to create SSIS packages that transfer data between an Azure Blob Storage and on-premises data sources, and process...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott welcomes Jakub Szymaszek, a Senior Program Manager in the SQL Server team. In this episode, Jakub discusses the Always Encrypted technology in SQL Server 2016. Quite different from TDE, Always Encrypted, as Jakub explains, is the encryption of data not only...

The Master Data Services Add-in for Excel gives multiple users the ability to update master data in a familiar tool without compromising the data’s integrity in Master Data Services. Link Removed

Today, Scott welcomes Borko Novakovic back to Data Exposed and the Channel 9 studios. Borko, a Program Manager in the SQL Server team, is in Redmond all the way from his home in Belgrade, Serbia to introduce us to the new Temporal technology being introduced in SQL Server 2016. Temporal in SQL...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...

Download Service Pack 1 for Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Link Removed

The Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 Feature Pack is a collection of stand-alone packages which provide additional value for Microsoft SQL Server. Link Removed

Report Builder provides a productive report-authoring environment for IT professionals and power users. It supports the full capabilities of SQL Server 2014 SP1 Reporting Services. Link Removed

Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express is a powerful and reliable free data management system that delivers a rich and reliable data store for lightweight Web Sites and desktop applications. Link Removed

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes not one, but TWO individuals to the show. Today, both Tommy Mullaney and Raul Garcia, Program Managers on the SQL Server SQL Security team, visit the show to talk about a new security feature in SQL Server 2016 called Row Level Security (RLS). In...