The LocalDB installation uses a single set of binaries per major SQL Server version. These LocalDB versions are maintained and patched independently. This means that the user has to specify which ...

SQL Server Express LocalDB is a lightweight SQL Server engine for local Windows development. It runs under your Windows user identity and starts on demand. LocalDB isn't a remote database service and ...

In the traditional, service-based SQL Server world, individual SQL Server instances installed on a single computer are physically separated. Each instance must be installed and removed separately, has ...

Microsoft has rather quietly introduced a new version of SQL Express, created specifically for developers. The new version, SQL Express LocalDB, provides the same T-SQL, programming surface and client ...

Microsoft has released a video to help developers get started with a version of SQL Server Express aimed specifically at developers. As we reported when it was introduced, if you want to use SQL ...

Early adopters have been able to start testing the third Community Technology Preview of SQL Server 2012 Codenamed Denali this week. Microsoft is offering not only CTP3 of the plain vanilla SQL Server ...

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