This isn’t a good month for IT admins to take time off if they want to get ahead of all the patches Microsoft pushed out this week.

Joey on SQL Server End of Support: SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Upgrade Options It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers ...

Here's a look at the most recent Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft as well as a collection of recent updates so you can track what's changed.

Joey on SQL Server So You Need To Move Off SQL Server 2016 As of July 13, SQL Server 2016 no longer has mainstream support.

Microsoft is keeping its SQL Server on Linux containers offering, but ditching its SQL Server on Windows Containers one.

Devart releases dbForge Tools SQL Server 7.1, featuring extended compatibility with SQL Server 2025, SSMS 21 Preview, and Windows Server 2025. PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC, April 25, 2025 /EINPresswire ...

Microsoft has sent its SQL Server on Windows Containers Beta program to the shadow realm. Not only is it indefinitely pausing support, but it's also deleting docker hub repos.

We have our SQL server configured to only allow Windows accounts (i.e. not mixed). However, in some cases we are connecting from non-domain boxes and we want to specify a domain account to connect ...