General availability on newer Linux distributions and CU1 signal a push toward stability, security and production readiness.

On April 16, Microsoft plans to begin the first cumulative update that will roll up all of the relevant database fixes and updates. These "cumulative updates" will be provided every two months. "We ...

Once SQL Server 2017 is released, it will also arrive with a faster update release pace. Microsoft unveiled SQL Server 2017 this week at its Ignite event, indicating that new database management ...

With the general release of SQL Server 2019 last year, Microsoft introduced Big Data Clusters (BDC) for customers to run exclusively on Linux containers. Supported through Kubernetes, BDC offer a ...

Microsoft recently unveiled some SQL Server servicing changes affecting SQL Server 2017 and newer editions, including the upcoming SQL Server 2019, which just reached the preview stage last month.

Microsoft's SQL Server engineering team wants IT pros to keep up with cumulative update installations. IT pros should treat Microsoft's SQL Server cumulative updates in the same way as they treat SQL ...

Less than a month after the first public preview of SQL Server 2016, Microsoft has released an update that for the first time puts the flagship relational database into "rapid preview" cadence. The ...