Sql Server Express 2012 the latest free version of SQL Server from Microsoft
has five options of download from a small foot print version (SQL Express
2012 LocalDB or simply LocalDB) to the full version with all bells and
whistles. The product comes in both (32 bit) and (x64bit) versions in
several European and Asian Languages.
LocalDB, an embeddable small foot print version of SQL Server Express
ideal for learning as well as providing backend support for desktop, web,
and small server applications is also installed when you choose to install
"SQL Server Express 2012 with tools". In this article the installation of
SQL Server Express 2012 with tools and moreusing the sqllocaldb executable
to administer the LocalDB is described.
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Present day data originates from all kinds of devices from hand held devices
to mega data centers and it is not always homogeneous even from a single
enterprise. The reality is that more often heterogeneous data from disparate
systems needs to be consumed whether it is data from enterprise sites or from
cloud based data sources. Interoperability tools make life easier to deal
with this multifaceted data.
Connectivity to data is the first thing that you need to take care of and in
case you are accessing data on SQL Server 2012 from your LINUX box you need a
connector and SQL Serve... (more)
HP seems to be courting Oracle, its one time bitter foe, by choosing Oracle's
MySQL (it's not Oracle's original stuff but was part of Sun Microsystems
suite which it acquired in 2010) over SQL Server. This reminds me of the
famous quote (I forgot to who it must be attributed) that, "there are no
friends, no enemies, but eternal interests".
Why did HP do it? Perhaps MySQL’s adoration by the Open Source developers
(it's really poor man's RDBMS compared to MS SQL Server's and may cost a lot
less than SQL Server) and by those with smaller budgets. Perhaps, HP wants to
motivate the in... (more)
Australia based SaaS provider Movideo is dumping its open source based cloud
provider (based on the LAMP stack) and going with Microsoft Azure to improve
performance of the company's bottom line.
Movideo is not so hot on either Google or Amazon for they lack certain
features of Microsoft's Azure Cloud platform. With this Movideo will try to
extend its wings and fly beyond its present Asia-Pacific region.
It appears Movideo has started migrating the huge amount of data from its
previous implementation and it may take almost half a year to port all the
data.
With this the Azure Plat... (more)
This is a different kind of carnival not the one in Rio de Janeiro that takes
place around February each year.
This is Packt's Microsoft Carnival. You can buy the latest books related to
Microsoft's ground breaking software from the best of the breed (with great
humility I add myself to this group) authors at great bargains.
Packt Publishing brings to you an exciting choice of discounts for Microsoft
books and e-books. They have slashed their prices by 30%, go crazy and make
the most of this Carnival before it ends…
* Buy any Microsoft print book from below and get 20% off * Buy any ... (more)
Jayaram Krishnaswamy is a technical writer, mostly writing articles that are related to the web and databases. He is the author of SQL Server Integration Services published by Packt Publishers in the UK.
His book, 'Learn SQL Server Reporting Services 2008' was also published by Packt Publishers Inc, Birmingham.
Most recently his book, "Microsoft SQL Azure Enterprise Application Development" (Dec 2010) was published by Packt Publishing Inc.
He writes articles on several topics to many sites.
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