SQL Server, Microsoft's flagship operational database, has been around for over a quarter century now. That has meant successive waves of innovation for the platform, but has also made for ...

Microsoft extended support for all editions of SQL Server 7.0 ended on Jan. 11. Considering that this edition was initially replaced 11 years ago by SQL Server 2000 (and there have been three more ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 quietly slipped out of mainstream support last week, accompanied by fellow retiree SQL Server Big Data Clusters.… The move of Microsoft's 2019 version of its database into ...

The company is rolling out in early 2017 Windows Server Premium Assurance and SQL Server Premium Assurance , which add six more years of support beyond the current 10. During the six years of Premium ...

While support from ISVs is important, if your vendor isn't keeping up-to-date with releases of Windows and SQL Server, you may need to make the difficult decision to move on without the vendor's ...

Microsoft announced the first release candidate (a.k.a. RC1) for SQL Server 2017 on Monday, July 17 th. Release candidates are not a final and finished product, but they are feature complete. No new ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

Devart releases dbForge Tools SQL Server 7.1, featuring extended compatibility with SQL Server 2025, SSMS 21 Preview, and Windows Server 2025. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC ...

Microsoft has reminded customers that Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 will reach its extended end-of-support (EOS) date next year, on October 10, 2023. Released in October 2012, Windows Server 2012 has ...

Visual Studio 2022 has been out for some eight months now, but it still lacks full support for SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), a top feature request.

For five years, Microsoft’s SQL Server 2005 has been in its extended support phase, but its end of life is near, which can pose security risks to an organization. The primary risk to not upgrading ...