With the release of SQL Server 2008 around the corner, mainstream support for SQL Server 2000 will expire by April 8, 2008. Therefore, start planning your upgrade or migration strategy, otherwise ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 quietly slipped out of mainstream support last week, accompanied by fellow retiree SQL Server Big Data Clusters.… The move of Microsoft's 2019 version of its database into ...

Microsoft's partners are now selling Extended Security Updates (ESU) for SQL Server 2014 as of this month, per this announcement. These ESUs are for organizations having trouble upgrading their SQL ...

Some notable Microsoft products will be "retiring" or falling out of support in 2023. When support ends for a product, Microsoft will stop issuing security fixes for it. Organizations can continue to ...

The news came in what appeared to be a throw-away line by Microsoft Corporate Vice President Andy Lees during his Tech Ed keynote Tuesday morning. "We are extending support as part of our new product ...