As Kumar noted, SQL Server usage, despite all of the competition available today, continues to grow (though in part, that’s driven by existing customers expanding their usage).

According to Microsoft, this second group accounts for less than 20% of the SQL Server business. For most organizations, SQL Server 2022 is available now, starting on November 16, 2022.

Microsoft rolled much of the SQL Server 2008 R2 Datacenter edition licensing rights into the SQL Server 2012 Enterprise edition, so the old Datacenter edition will disappear as a top product-line ...

Microsoft continues to make positive strides in the world of open source. The company once considered open source software to be an anathema, but now it’s common for Microsoft to pull software ...

Browse to the Microsoft SQL Server Feature Pack page (link in Resources). Click the "Download" button to download the entire Feature Pack, or scroll to the bottom half of the page and locate the ...

The Essential Microsoft SQL Server Training Bundle normally costs $198, but you can pick it up for just $29.99 for a limited time, that represents a saving of $168.01 (84%) off!

At the day one keynote of Microsoft's Ignite 2018 conference today, the company announced SQL Server 2019, which is available in public preview right now and will be out next year.

It's possible to upgrade from the 2013 product, but it may also require upgrading SharePoint and SQL Server, this Microsoft document explained. SQL Server 2014 will reach EoS on July 9, 2024.

Microsoft's SQL Server Migration Assistant lets you move your data and schema to different SQL Servers. Here's what you need to know about the tool. Image: Dilok/Adobe Stock The Microsoft SQL ...

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.