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. As I've ...

As Cook prepares to step aside as CEO later this year, it’s a time to review how he and Nadella stack up in their respective careers. Tim Cook’s impending retirement as Apple’s CEO marks the end of an ...

Microsoft introduced the world’s first quantum chip powered by a Topological Core, based on a revolutionary new class of materials developed by Microsoft, that it expects will realize quantum ...

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Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation, SQL Server 2022 provides a modern data platform to transform your business. SQL Server 2012 Extended Support ended July 12, 2022.

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