Microsoft only recently -- as of June 1, 2016 -- made its most recent version of SQL Server for Windows, SQL Server 2016, generally available.

SQL Server on Linux uses the same code as SQL Server 2017 on Windows, with the exception of a platform abstraction layer that manages OS-specific calls. "SQL Server on Linux is an engineering feat.

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or ...

This isn’t a good month for IT admins to take time off if they want to get ahead of all the patches Microsoft pushed out this ...

But for some users, this could be a feasible option. Extended support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 is set to end in July 2019, and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 in January 2020.

We have compiled a list of all the Microsoft products and services that have been or are being retired this year, following ...

SQL Server for Linux is just another example of how Microsoft’s view of competing platforms has changed in recent years. This move would’ve been unthinkable under its former CEO Steve Ballmer.

If not for Windows Server 2016, their future Linux port of SQL Server should be ideal for container support, and we look forward to that in 2017. The time to begin exploring the use of SQL Server ...

With Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft begins to fully realize its vision of SQL Server as an information platform and not “just” a database.

SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) will also reach their end support on July 12, 2022, and January 10, 2023, respectively.