Microsoft SQL Server 2016, the latest version of Redmond's core operational database, has reached GA. This release, which has been available in public preview for just over a year, is probably one of ...

The next version of SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship database product, will launch on June 1, the company announced today. The release follows Microsoft’s usual round of public previews and release ...

SQL Server, Microsoft’s flagship relational database product, is now available on Linux in the form of an early private preview, with a full launch planned for mid-2017. Until now, SQL Server was ...

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the core ...

Microsoft packed a number of major announcements, including SP1 improvements and Linux support, in this month's key note address by Scott Guthrie at their Connect() virtual event. Microsoft's main ...

With a host of improvements based on customer and SQL community feedback, the SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 2 (SP2) was released by Microsoft. Microsoft said the new release contains a roll-up of ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The new version of Microsoft's popular database software, SQL Server 2016, will be arriving on June 1 ...

Remember when Steve Ballmer likened Linux to cancer, and the notion of Microsoft courting the open source crowd was virtually unimaginable? The company has come a long, long way since then. Microsoft ...

Microsoft will make SQL Server 2016 generally available on June 1, 2016, company officials announced today. That June 1 date is when the product will be available to all users, including brand new ...

Microsoft calls SQL Server 2016 the “biggest leap forward” in the 27-year evolution of the SQL Server database. As we’ll see, despite the excess of hype, the SQL Server 2016 database offers ...