sQL Server 2008 offers new support for spatial data types that some analysts say should deliver a real boost to geospatial applications and data sharing. By Patrick Marshall 04/14/2008 ...

Companies are already building interesting products on Microsoft SQL Server 2008’s spatial data types, currently in beta. Spatial data types means businesses and products can now handle complex ...

First introduced in SQL Server 2012, columnstore indexes can give you major performance gains -- provided you have the right workloads. Here's how columnstore indexes work and what types of data ...

Microsoft's soon-to-be-released SQL Server 2008 offers new support for spatial data types that some analysts say should deliver a real boost to geospatial applications and data sharing. Expected to ...

Expected to ship in the third quarter, the new version of SQL Server will allow storage of spatial data -- in the form of points, lines and polygons -- in SQL tables. The software will also offer a ...

Expected to ship in the third quarter, the new version of SQL Server will allow storage of spatial data -- in the form of points, lines and polygons -- in SQL tables. The software will also offer a ...