Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 3 (SP3). SP3 brings new capabilities to Microsoft's relational database management system. It adds "performance, ...

It’s easy to wonder if the new version of a product is really any different than the previous one, especially when it’s as established as SQL. Given the expense and effort needed to upgrade, it’s a ...

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Microsoft's partners are now selling Extended Security Updates (ESU) for SQL Server 2014 as of this month, per this announcement. These ESUs are for organizations having trouble upgrading their SQL ...