Deprecation of popular management tool requires a new look at Azure-based system Microsoft recently announced it will deprecate System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Management Packs (MPs) for SQL ...

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 ...

MSDN's SQL 2005 tool kit updated to 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2022 for detecting metadata in SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS and SSAS. This project is an update on the project released on MSDN ...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) recently announced its efforts to transform customer service for beneficiaries and will allow them to access the program's online portal around the clock. SSA ...

SQL Servers are databases that are brimming with data that can be more or less important. As such, the guide below will feature the best SQL server backup software that you can buy. We cover various ...

[!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] supports upgrading a failover cluster to a new version of [!INCLUDE [ssNoVersion](../../../includes ...

SQL Server Management Studio or SSMS allows you to connect to the SQL server and execute queries. In this tutorial, we will see how you can install and configure SQL Server Management Studio in ...

SQL Server 2012 is reaching end of life, posing a threat to organizations; a guide on what to do next is essential. SQL Server is a relational database management software developed by Microsoft, ...

Microsoft provides three more years of Windows Server 2012 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) until October 2026, giving administrators more time to upgrade or migrate to Azure. The company also ...