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 ...

The normal cost of software assurance for SQL Server is 23 percent of your licensing cost, so extended support is a three- to five-fold increase. The other choice you have for both Windows Server 2012 ...

Microsoft has confirmed that March 7th will be the launch date for SQl Server 2012. On top of that, SQL Server 2012 will cost you more money than previous versions. The launch will also feature an ...

Microsoft extended support for all editions of SQL Server 7.0 ended on Jan. 11. Considering that this edition was initially replaced 11 years ago by SQL Server 2000 (and there have been three more ...

Microsoft today added a new licensing option for Windows Server and SQL Server that extends support by six years, for a total of 16 years of vulnerability patches. Called “Premium Assurance,” the ...

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 ...

Who knew that there would be so many different ways that cloud service providers could charge for services? You were expecting to pay for compute and storage resources, sure. And it’s not really ...

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 is offering users on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 and SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 a way to keep getting security updates for free after the official support period ends. Read also: Here's ...