Microsoft releases SQL Server 2025 CU2 with bug fixes and performance improvements. Update addresses backup, disaster recovery, replication, storage and resource governor issues. Regular cumulative ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...

See Configuring Claude Desktop / Claude Code for examples. A comprehensive Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides extensive SQL Server ...

Since most of us, especially on Neowin, use all our operating systems including Windows, Android, and their associated applications in English, we tend to forget that there are many regions which are ...

For the first time in 2025, Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates did not bundle fixes for exploited security vulnerabilities, but the company acknowledged one of the addressed flaws had been publicly ...

If you’re looking to manage your SQL Server databases efficiently, downloading Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a must. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned DBA, this guide will ...

Ahead of Microsoft Build (and a possible SQL Server announcement), let's break down what we know and speculate about what we don't. One topic that has come up in several conversations with customers ...

How about a hectic week, chilling on the weekend, and playing as Guardians using weaponry? Well, it’s always fun to play Destiny 2 but quite annoying, to be honest, if you need help connecting with ...

ESUs, meant for organizations struggling to upgrade their SQL Server instances before the product support expires, exclusively deliver “Critical” security patches. Microsoft has made them available ...