As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

Not so long ago in the vast majority of data centers and server rooms, every application or service resided on its own dedicated physical server. All the capacity of each of these servers — including ...

Virtualization is undergoing significant disruption. With Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware and their focus on large enterprises, shifting away from smaller companies, IT teams are facing a new reality ...

This tutorial shows how to complete the prerequisites for creating a SQL Server Always On availability group on Azure virtual machines within a single subnet. Once you complete the prerequisites, you ...

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Chris Cardillo is director of technology for Kozyak Tropin and Throckmorton, a law firm in Miami. Virtualizing your server infrastructure can lower your costs and eliminate server sprawl. It can also ...

Advanced Micro Devices on Monday said it plans to acquire server maker ZT Systems for $4.9 billion as the company seeks to expand its portfolio of artificial intelligence chips and hardware and battle ...

PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...