SQL Server on Azure Local is generally available. Review disconnected deployment requirements, separate licensing, and ...

If you've just started writing SQL Server queries, there's a good chance you probably wrote a query, saw it return the right ...

Your last SQL Server end-of-support deadlineBy Johan Lamberts, MD, Ascent TechnologyIssued by Ascent TechnologyJohannesburg, 28 Sep 2026 End the SQL Server deadline cycle for good. (Image: Ascent ...

SQL Server 2025 adds long-requested developer capabilities including regular expressions, fuzzy string matching and major enhancements for working with JSON. Change Event Streaming lets applications ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

This is the second installment of the "School System Renewal Chronicles" (a 3-part series) about rebuilding a school ...

Microsoft only just officially released SQL Server 2019 at its Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla., but it announced some key changes to licensing a little bit earlier. Don't worry -- they're all ...

With the latest public preview available, it’s time to decide if you want to upgrade to Microsoft’s most cloud-connected version of SQL Server so far. Three decades on, SQL Server is still a database ...

CPU Pentium III-compatible processor or faster. 1GHz minimum. Recommended 2GHz or faster. Any Intel EMT64 or AMD x64 chip. Minimum 1.4GHz. Recommended 2GHz or faster. Itanium processor. Recommended ...

It used to be that finding and using a sample SQL database was quite simple. In fact, the venerable Pubs database used to be installed as part of the SQL Server installation process. Fast forward to ...