Microsoft beat consensus on the top and bottom lines, as cloud growth moderated. The company had $37.5 billion in quarterly capital expenditures and finance leases, above Wall Street's $34.3 billion ...

Microsoft has ended all support for the Vista/Server 2008 codebase Standard support, ESU, and even PA timelines have all passed Windows Server 2012 is next, ESU ends October 2026 Microsoft has ...

In the future, updates for Windows 11 (24H2/25H2) and Server 2025 will receive separate KB numbers. This could streamline updates. Starting with the upcoming patch day on January 13, 2026, Microsoft ...

Each version of Microsoft’s SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask before your next upgrade. 1. Should My ...

Best practices include a focus on hardening user authentication and access, ensuring strong network encryption, and minimizing application attack surfaces. Cyber agencies from three countries ...

Last month, Microsoft released a few updates for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 21, while also revealing its plans for the next major release, SSMS 22. This follows the release of a SQL Server ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. Hackers are ...

Microsoft has revealed some details about what's next for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). Customers should expect multiple SSMS releases soon. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is the tool of ...

Microsoft has changed its practices to keep engineers in China from getting involved in support for U.S. defense clients using the company's Azure cloud services. The announcement came days after ...