More notes from the field on installing the new version of SQL Sever.

If when installing SolidWorks, Microsoft SQL Server fails to install, first change block sizes and the instance name and see. More solutions here.

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

SQL Server 2016 RC2 eliminates the need to download and install Microsoft R Server or R Open if SQL Server is connected to the Internet, the company announced.