“Free” is a term rarely associated with Microsoft offerings, especially at the server end of the spectrum. Exchange Server, SQL Server, SharePoint, Hyper-V — IT admins know functionality ...

Participants will get a free Microsoft SQL Server 2008 trial account, accessible online. The account will include a "Hyper-V image, reporting and analysis services, integration services, and full ...

With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to Azure.