Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 SP1. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2008 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2008 SP1. Understanding Incremental...(read more).. more »

Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 RTM. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2008 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2008 RTM. o Understanding Incremental...(read more).. more »

Dear SQL Server Customers, We have learned of degraded customer experience with … SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 (SP2) Cumulative Update 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16. SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 3 (SP3) Cumulative Update 3, 4 and 5. The release version...(read more).. more »

Dear SQL Server Customers, We have recently learned of degraded customer experience with The release version of SQL Server 2008 Cumulative Update 7 SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Cumulative Update 3 and Cumulative Update 4 Build range below....(read more).. more »

As you may already know, the new name for Project Gemini is PowerPivot and the official names are PowerPivot for Excel and PowerPivot for SharePoint. For information and to sign up for notification on the release dates, check out the official PowerPivot web site at Shortly after the SharePoint conference, our Analysis Services teammates .. more »

SyncToy 2.1 has just been released to the Microsoft Download center. SyncToy 2.1 is a free application that synchronizes files and folders between locations. Typical uses include sharing files, such as photos, with other computers and creating backup copies of files and folders. SyncToy2.1 is powered by the latest synchronization engine from M.. more »

subscribers. The public download will be active starting November 11th. The Data Platform Insider blog provides an of what's new in CTP release for SQL Server 2008 R2. If you are reading this blog, you are probably interested in knowing whats specifically new compared to the previous in Reporting Services 2008 R2 are small icons that are often used .. more »

Also, my take is that Enterprises like rich (and relevant) features. Give them something that can easily model/extend their business logic, and that could be of great value to them. Some of the features of Merge replication, in this category are, If you want to write a very quick sync app, and use it anywhere*, Sync services is the answer. Because .. more »

In the Astoria V1.5 CTP2 release, we introduced support for X-Domain and Out Of Browser access to Data Services in our Silverlight client library. This blog post talks about how to enable Cross-Domain access to Data Services from the Silverlight client library. I am a Service author, How do I enable X-Domain access to Data Services I host in my .. more »

Yesterday was the first day of the SQL Server conference, It was a really exciting day for me because I had the opportunity to present our new synchronization capabilities to the cloud in the opening day keynote and in a subsequent session. We introduced the first piece of Project Huron, that is a technology based on the Sync Framework enabling p.. more »

Are you trying to set up a sync-ready database with the lowest (i.e. most secure) permissions possible? Have you set it up, but are worried you might have opened things up too wide? Perhaps our just-published whitepaper on this very topic can be of assistance: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee730363.aspx.. more »

you learned how to get SharePoint 2010 and Astoria working together, how to add a Service Reference to your Client Application and how to do a basic insert. In this installment you will see full CRUD, so youll learn how to do queries, data binding, updates and deletes. we created a Make a Suggestion feature for a department Line of Business .. more »

. These samples demonstrate some of the most important and exciting features of Sync Framework 2.0. If you are new to Sync Framework or are looking for ways to write code to solve your synchronization problems, chances are we have a sample that can get you started. Here are some of the highlights: This set of samples illustrates various concepts .. more »

Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3 and SQL Server 2008 SP1 and later versions are supported on Windows 7 and Window Server 2008 R2 . SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 and SQL Server 2008 Express Runtime RTM are also supported on Windows 7 and Windows Server...(read more).. more »

allow developers to write applications against SharePoint Lists using the familiar Data Services Client programming model. The SharePoint 2010 beta will become generally available in In order to use Data Services with SharePoint 2010 Beta, ADO.NET Data Services 1.5 must be installed on your server *before* you install SharePoint 2010 And then to .. more »

Today is the long-awaited launch date of Windows 7, and on the Sync team we couldn't be more excited, as it is the first Windows client OS to ship with Microsoft Sync Framework ("SyncFx" for short) running out-of-the-box. This special version of SyncFx is powering a new feature called Windows Sync, which allows Windows users to manage their sync .. more »

Secure connection to SQL Server can be enforced by different ways, e.g. forcing encryption by using ForceEncryption property under the Network Configuration in the server. But this setting will force all clients to use encryption and any client that is not able to use an encrypted connection will fail. If you need to connect to SQL Server You can .. more »

will be announcing that the next version of SharePoint natively integrates with data services such that all SharePoint lists will be exposed as an Data Service. This means you can now program against SharePoint list data using all the VS tools and runtime client libraries (.NET, Silverlight, , etc) which support Data Services. Also, since the Data .. more »

As we announced earlier today, Microsoft Sync Framework V2.0 is now available for Along with this release I wanted to outline a number of companies and partners that are already using Sync Framework v2.0 including Windows 7, Microsoft Office 2010 and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). SharePoint has also chosen to integrate Microsoft Sync Framework as .. more »

Keep your system up to date with the most recent cumulative update package for SQL Server 2005 SP3. This package contains all of the SQL Server 2005 hotfixes that have been released since the initial release of SQL Server 2005 SP3. o CU#6 KB Article:...(read more).. more »