Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support. In response, Redmond says, that for many customers, the time for cloud migration has arrived.

SQL Server support is available for a significantly longer period than this, however, reflecting the importance and complexity of the platform and any migrations. Mainstream support for SQL 2000 ended ...

Microsoft's coming 'Premium Assurance' for Software Assurance customers for Windows Server and SQL Server will offer 16, instead of 10, years of support.

Google today is pulling the beta label off of three of its cloud-based data storage services: the second-generation Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Cloud Datastore. But Google is also announcing ...

Microsoft has sent its SQL Server on Windows Containers Beta program to the shadow realm. Not only is it indefinitely pausing support, but it's also deleting docker hub repos.

Windows Server and SQL Server currently receive new features, security, and non-security updates from Microsoft during the initial five-year Mainstream Support period.

Joey on SQL Server End of Support: SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Options It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers ...

SIOS rolls SQL Server support into VMware management suite - SiliconANGLESIOS claims the integration with SQL Sentry Performance Advisor permits administrators to link in context from a SQL ...

Microsoft SQL Server support— Customers using Hedgehog are now able to manage policies and alerts seamlessly across both Oracle and Microsoft installations, using a unified user interface.

Microsoft introduced a laundry list of new features today for Windows Azure, including general availability of SQL Server AlwaysOn support, notification hubs and autoscale improvements.

SQL Server 2000 is at the end of its product lifecycle and will lose its 'extended support' from Microsoft on Tuesday, April 9.

But there is more! SQL Server 2019 will come with built-in support for Spark and the Hadoop File System. That’s an acknowledgement of the popularity of these open-source tools, as well as the ...