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.
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.
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.