Dell Technologies offers an easy, cost-effective, and pre-validated upgrade path to SQL Server 2019 through its all-in-one solution on PowerEdge servers, which provide simplified Microsoft OEM ...

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 ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls. It was a simpler time. A decade ...

SQL Server 2019 has inched slowly towards an official launch, with a Release Candidate released back in August with a refreshed build pushed out a bit more than a week later. Today, Microsoft has ...

Last week, Microsoft unveiled the first release candidate refresh for SQL Server 2019, with Big Data Clusters being the primary focus of the announcement. This capability allows for the deployment of ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 quietly slipped out of mainstream support last week, accompanied by fellow retiree SQL Server Big ...

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 brings a number of new capabilities plus updates and performance improvements to its server operating system. The question for most IT administrators will be whether to ...

In SQL Server 2005, Microsoft introduced the Upgrade Advisor. This was a great idea to be able to analyze your current SQL Server in a safe environment and start the planning process of an important ...

Pairing your on-prem SQL Server with a cloud-based instance for high availability has its challenges, but they can be overcome. Here’s how. The geographic distribution of cloud data centers makes it ...

Windows Server 2022 offers the latest features to Microsoft customers and is considered the most secure version as compared to its previous counterparts. Due to the increasing cyber security threats ...