Microsoft will retire SCOM SQL monitoring packs in 2027, pushing customers toward Azure Monitor and cloud billing.

General availability on newer Linux distributions and CU1 signal a push toward stability, security and production readiness.

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

Deprecation of popular management tool requires a new look at Azure-based system Microsoft recently announced it will deprecate System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs (MPs) for SQL ...

Microsoft extended support for all editions of SQL Server 7.0 ended on Jan. 11. Considering that this edition was initially replaced 11 years ago by SQL Server 2000 (and there have been three more ...

The company is rolling out in early 2017 Windows Server Premium Assurance and SQL Server Premium Assurance , which add six more years of support beyond the current 10. During the six years of Premium ...

Enterprise customers can now select to buy an extra six years of support for Windows Server and SQL Server. The new Premium Assurance extension offers a total of 16 years support, up from a current ...

Microsoft today added a new licensing option for Windows Server and SQL Server that extends support by six years, for a total of 16 years of vulnerability patches. Called “Premium Assurance,” the ...

The beta program is being put on ice for the "foreseeable future." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft's SQL Server on ...