What's New for the Application Platform

As managing vice president, Rob Helm covers Microsoft collaboration services and client software. His 25-plus years of experience analyzing Microsoft’s... more

Major developments in Microsoft’s database, application development, and Web products since the June 2014 Enterprise Software Roadmap include the following:

SQL Server 2012 received a second service pack on June 6, 2014, that includes numerous bug fixes, enhancements, and improvements to replication and other services. The release of SP2 begins the countdown to the end-of-support date for SP1, on July 15, 2015.
Power BI received enhancements to its Web and Windows Store solutions, a new interactive forecasting tool, and enhanced integration options that should simplify access to a wide range of on-premises data sources.
Mainstream support for SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 ended on July 8, 2014. Both releases are now in the Extended support section of their life cycle.
Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 became generally available in May 2014.
Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 became generally available in Aug. 2014.
The .NET Framework 4.5.2 became generally available in

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