Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3).

As Microsoft ends support for SQL Server 2005 in April, users must upgrade or face serious risks.

Microsoft has RTM'd SQL Server 2014, which includes a new in-memory OLTP engine built jointly by Microsoft Research and the SQL Server team.

The SQL Server sprawl encompasses physical deployment options as well. SQL Server 2014 offers rich integration with Windows Azure (Microsoft's cloud platform), ranging from hybrid scenarios where ...