I'm trying to transfer some data between identical tables in SQL server and Oracle (from SQL Server to Oracle), using the MS-SQL Data Transfer wizard, but its default conversion routines are treating ...

Microsoft Thursday strengthened its hand in the database market by releasing the first 64-bit version of SQL Server. The product should help Microsoft address a broader segment of the database market, ...

Microsoft is working on SQL Server 2008, the long-awaited new release of the Redmond, Wash., company's database system. The second community technology preview (CTP) of the software is now available, ...

Last week, Microsoft and Oracle announced an agreement to work together more closely and to make sure their products are more compatible with each other. It's about time. Each company understandably ...

Some see Microsoft and Oracle's recent announcement of a cloud interoperability partnership as an enterprise-shaping, disruptive move. Here's why. On June 5, Microsoft and Oracle announced a cloud ...

Microsoft and Oracle announced a lot of piece parts with their June 24 partnership around Azure and Oracle databases and middleware. Here's your Cliffs Notes version: Oracle apps are now certified to ...

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison displayed some of his famous swagger following the release of the company’s earnings report on Tuesday. Ellison, who is also Oracle’s chief technology officer, said he ...

Microsoft just launched a new database-migration product and further expanded its data-center footprint. One of the key features of Cosmos DB is a database migration service, which can transfer data ...

Microsoft is starting to turn the crank on its SQL Server 2016 launch machine by going after Oracle database users with a migration offer. On March 10, the day the company is holding a two-hour ...

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