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 ...

The new release adds automated replication, support for newer VMware vSphere and Proxmox versions, and modern authentication for faster, safer recovery. Sparks, Nevada – April 3rd, 2026 – NAKIVO Inc., ...

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SQLVersionTools is a comprehensive solution that integrates version control into your SQL Server database development workflow. It consists of two main components: SSMS Extension - A Visual Studio ...

Microsoft this month pushed out 133 patches for a broad swatch of software and apps and plugged a zero-day flaw in SQL Server. With 133 patches in its Patch Tuesday update this month, Microsoft ...

SQL Server 2025 is now a vector store. Modernize searching of your data using the new vector data type. You can generate embeddings based on text data stored in your database to support powerful new ...

Here's a look at the most recent Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft as well as a collection of recent updates so you can ...

Change Data Capture (CDC) is a powerful feature in SQL Server that enables users to track and capture changes (INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE operations) made to tables. This feature is particularly useful ...

The new ledger feature in SQL Server 2022 provides blockchain-based security to ensure data isn't tampered with. The ability to cryptographically guarantee the integrity of data is especially useful ...

Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. In SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, backup compression was introduced adding WITH COMPRESSION as an option in the T-SQL backup command. SQL Server backup ...