Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

Microsoft's relational database engine has had the same licensing model since 2012. The new version released this week brings significant changes that brings SQL Server closer to Azure SQL's licensing ...

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Microsoft has finally fixed a known issue that was causing systems running Windows Server 2019 and 2022 to "unexpectedly" upgrade to Windows Server 2025. Microsoft said that organizations that wanted ...

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix issues affecting Windows Server systems after installing the April 2026 security updates. As Microsoft confirmed last week, some admins may ...

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