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.

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 ...

For most teams migrating an existing SQL Server estate, Azure SQL Managed Instance is the easiest starting point. It keeps the SQL Server feel, including SQL Agent and linked servers, while removing ...

CVE-2026-42208 exploited within 36 hours of disclosure, exposing LiteLLM credentials, risking cloud account compromise.

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 ...

SQL Server 2016 and Azure SQL Database both give you tables that automatically keep track of changes to your data. Here's how to both create those tables and alter existing tables so they track the ...

DuckDB Labs recently released DuckLake 1.0, a data lake format that stores table metadata in a SQL database rather than ...

Progress Software Corporation ( PRGS) Discusses High-Performance Multi-Database Connectivity and WinSQL Features May 7, 2026 1:00 PM EDT ...

A critical pre-authentication SQL injection vulnerability in BerriAI’s LiteLLM Python package came under active exploitation ...

Databases are used in many different settings, for different purposes. For example, libraries use databases to keep track of which books are available and which are out on loan. Schools may use ...

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Flaws in OpenEMR's platform — used by more than 100,000 healthcare providers — enabled database compromise, remote code ...