Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will no longer be supporting SQL Server 2012     
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 12, 2022
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft said that SQL Server 2022 is nearing a public preview release, and is set for sometime later this year.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 12, 2022
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The latest part of Microsoft's overall compliance tooling is its Data Loss Prevention Alerts Dashboard, now generally available.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 13, 2021
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft is acquiring ADRM Software Inc. for an undisclosed amount and incorporating the entire team into its Microsoft Azure global engineering business.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 18, 2020
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft released the latest version of its flagship relational database, SQL Server 2019, during its 2019 Ignite conference in Orlando, Fla.
                    
			            - By Becky  Nagel
 - November 04, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft expanded its IoT lineup this week, announcing the general availability of NXP support in Windows 10 IoT Core and the forthcoming release of SQL Server IoT 2019.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - October 15, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    A release candidate of the forthcoming SQL Server 2019 product can now be downloaded from Microsoft's Evaluation Center page.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 22, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft claims its new service-level agreement for Azure SQL Database offers the most guaranteed uptime compared to its competitors.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - August 01, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    BlueTalon, a provider of data governance and compliance solutions, has been acquired by Microsoft for an undisclosed amount. 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 29, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 will no longer receive security patches from Microsoft as of Tuesday, July 9.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - July 09, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    The database management system (DBMS) market's growth is increasingly being driven by cloud services, not by more traditional on-premises systems.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 25, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Backup service can now support SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - June 24, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella kicked off the 2019 Build conference on Monday by describing his company's four distinct platform opportunities for development.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - May 07, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Organizations running Windows and other Microsoft applications can now take advantage of improved integrations with the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). 
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - April 10, 2019
 
		            
		            
                
                    
                    
                    
                 
            
                
	                
                    
                                        
		            
                    Microsoft's Azure Backup for SQL Server solution, which is used to backup SQL Server when the relational database management system is housed on Azure datacenter virtual machines, became generally available this week.
                    
			            - By Kurt  Mackie
 - March 19, 2019