Microsoft SQL Server 2016, the latest version of Redmond's core operational database, has reached GA. This release, which has been available in public preview for just over a year, is probably one ...

SQL Server for Linux is just another example of how Microsoft’s view of competing platforms has changed in recent years. This move would’ve been unthinkable under its former CEO Steve Ballmer.

The Linux version of Microsoft SQL Server 2016 v.Next is a viable option for customers who want to deploy the RDBMS on an open source platform, but the early previews lack some features of the ...

As part of the SQL Server 2016 launch event, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced a commercial database promotion that provides customers with free licenses if you are running a competitor’s ...

Microsoft says it currently uses the SQL Server 2016 codebase to power more than 1.4 million SQL databases in its Azure cloud.

Now with SQL Server 2016, Microsoft has implemented an “Always Encrypted” option which includes end-to-end encryption without the need for application code changes therefore giving us a best ...

Today, Microsoft Malaysia launched SQL Server 2016, the next release of the company’s flagship business analytics and data management platform. Microsoft’s SQL Server 2016 is built to power the ...

How an old Drawbridge helped Microsoft bring SQL Server to Linux There are certainly risks involved, but a clever research project makes it all possible.