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.

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Microsoft today released SQL Server 2022, the latest version of its database software, which originally launched more than 33 years ago. Microsoft describes this release as the “most Azure-enabled ...

Built on SQL Server's best-in-class security, performance and availability, SQL Server 2025 empowers you to accelerate AI using your own data, securely and at enterprise scale. It supports hybrid ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL ...

After a Microsoft SQL Server upgrade, you experience a connection error. The error is likely to continue even after you use the local system account for the SQL ...