SQL Server 2025 gives developers new ways to work with text, JSON, real-time data changes and AI-ready vector data. Microsoft MVP Leonard Lobel explains why he considers it the most significant SQL ...

Microsoft has ended support for SQL Server 2016. Notably, the company acknowledges that this database version is still “widely used” in enterprise environments. Organizations that continue to use the ...

SQL Server 2016 reached end of support on July 14, 2026, after slightly more than a decade. Existing installations and application connections can continue running, so the deadline does not switch ...

SQL Server 2016 reached end of support on July 14, 2026, ending a product lifecycle that lasted slightly more than 10 years. Microsoft previously ended mainstream support for the database platform on ...

As of today, July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 has reached end of support. For the past decade, SQL Server 2016 has helped organizations run mission-critical applications and support the data needs of ...

Microsoft will end support or servicing for dozens of Windows, Office, server, and Azure products throughout 2026. Image: Ed Hardie/Unsplash Microsoft’s 2026 lifecycle schedule includes major support ...

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing the June 2026 security updates to fail on Windows Server 2016 systems that weren't up to date. The issue was acknowledged in an admin portal service alert ...

Microsoft shipped SQL Server Management Studio 22.7.0 on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in what the team called one of the bigger point releases in the 22.x cycle. Database developers who have spent years ...

Microsoft has confirmed a new known issue affecting Windows Server 2016 systems that causes domain controller lookups to fail after installing the KB5087537 May 2026 security update. Windows Server ...

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward. As I've ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. JEDEC's JC-40 and JC-45 committees have announced a major new step for the DDR5 MRDIMM ecosystem, a memory standard introduced a few years ago to support ...