While Microsoft sweeps the confetti off the floor of its Build event, it may be a good moment to reflect on what it didn't say as much as what it did. Taking the spotlight was AI agent Scout, ready to ...

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 ...

Introducing a new cloud billing option for SQL Server customers, providing pay-as-you-go flexibility across on-premises and cloud environments. License by vCore [4]New Allows customers to elect to ...

Nearly every major product family needs immediate patching, from Windows to Office to Microsoft Edge, SQL Server, and even Microsoft Developer Tools. Windows admins are going to be busy this month, ...

On January 14, NSFOCUS CERT detected that Microsoft released the January Security Update patch, which fixed 112 security issues involving widely used products such as Windows, Microsoft Office, ...

The Microsoft Drivers for PHP for Microsoft SQL Server are PHP extensions that allow for the reading and writing of SQL Server data from within PHP scripts. The SQLSRV extension provides a procedural ...

Microsoft has announced that SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is now officially supported in the latest SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 3. This release is quite important for ...

A step-by-step guide to deploying, configuring, and testing a multi-AZ, multi-region SQL Server FCI in the Azure cloud, complete with a PowerShell script that handles the networking configuration.

TL;DR I can't uncheck NET Framework 4.8 from Server 2022: I'm troubleshooting a problem with an ERP system that we're trying to deploy. The server software runs atop SQL Server and uses AD, so I've ...

At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...