Windows Server 2025 comes with great developments like Hotpatching for everyone, next-generation Active Directory and SMB, Mission Critical Data & Storage, Hyper-V & AI, etc. To get these features and ...

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.

Microsoft.Data.SqlClient is a .NET data provider for Microsoft SQL Server and the Azure SQL family of databases. It grew from a union of the two System.Data.SqlClient components which live ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of the history of your data. Here's how to retrieve that historical data. In an earlier column, I showed how ...

You're a DBA, sysadmin, or developer who manages Microsoft SQL Servers. It's your fault if they're down or slow. These tools help you understand what's going on in ...

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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 ...