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Microsoft Ends SQL Server 2016 Support: Your Options from ESUs to SQL Server 2025 Migration
Microsoft is pulling the plug on SQL Server 2016’s extended support today, July 14, 2026, closing a 10-year lifecycle that began with its June 2016 release. The database engine won’t suddenly...
Microsoft’s July 2026 SQL Server Patch Plugs Pointer Leak That Could Undo Memory Randomization
Microsoft’s monthly security release for July 2026 includes a fix for CVE-2026-54116, a medium-severity flaw in SQL Server 2025 that lets authenticated attackers extract internal memory pointers....
SQL Server Emergency Update: Fix the 8.8 Flaw, But Stay on Your Servicing Branch
Microsoft has delivered a sweeping set of security updates across every supported SQL Server release, fixing a vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to seize...
Microsoft Fixes SQL Server Privilege Escalation Bug on 2016's End-of-Support Date
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday brought a fix for CVE-2026-55002, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in SQL Server that could allow an authenticated local attacker to take full control...
Your SQL Servers Are Vulnerable: Apply Microsoft’s July 2026 Fix for CVE-2026-54118 Now
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft published a security update that patches a critical remote code execution (RCE) hole in Microsoft SQL Server. Tracked as CVE-2026-54118, the vulnerability scored 8.8 on...
Microsoft’s SQL Server CVE-2026-47296 Omits Patch, Versions, and Exploit Details. What Now?
On July 14, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific, Microsoft published CVE-2026-47296, labeling it an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. But the security advisory is notable for what...
You Can Now Pay for Windows Server 2025 by the Hour—But Watch Out for These 3 Costly Surprises
Microsoft quietly flipped the switch on a licensing model that can slash upfront server costs or silently drain your Azure budget: pay-as-you-go Windows Server 2025 through Azure Arc. The new...
Microsoft Purview Scanner Gets SQL Tables for Custom Compliance Reports, GA Set for September 2026
Microsoft plans to give compliance teams direct SQL-table access to Purview Information Protection scanner data, bypassing the current scramble of local CSV exports. According to a Microsoft 365...
Windows 11 24H2 and Office 2021 Hit End of Support October 13—Here’s Your 2026 Survival Guide
Microsoft has confirmed that over a dozen of its most widely used products will reach end of support in 2026. The single biggest date for consumers is October 13, when Windows 11 24H2 Home and...
S&P Global’s Capital IQ Slashes Disaster Recovery to 15 Minutes Using AWS, NetApp, and Windows Clustering
S&P Global Market Intelligence has engineered a cross-region disaster recovery setup for its Capital IQ platform that can bring up a read-only instance in a secondary AWS region in as little as...
Lancom Technology Clinches Microsoft Azure Migration Specialization, Proving Its Database Prowess
Lancom Technology, an Auckland-based managed services provider, has earned Microsoft’s Azure Infrastructure and Database Migration Specialization, a credential that puts its database migration...
Microsoft’s Database Pivot: SQL Server Revenue Soars, But PostgreSQL Steals the Spotlight
Microsoft’s SQL Server generated billions in revenue last fiscal year, cementing its place as one of the company’s most durable enterprise cash cows. But a closer look at the software giant’s...