Microsoft Corp. last week pushed back the release date of its Yukon upgrade to SQL Server for the third time, forcing some users of the database to modify deployment plans and leaving others ...

Microsoft is keeping its SQL Server on Linux containers offering, but ditching its SQL Server on Windows Containers one.

With Microsoft’s latest software just over the horizon, SQL Server 2005 holdouts need to finalize plans for phasing out the unsupported software.

Jumping into yet another software market, Microsoft said it plans to include business reporting tools in a 64-bit upgrade of its SQL Server database that's due for beta testing by midyear.

Microsoft has detailed part its drive into larger enterprises, with a road map for its SQL Server database emphasising scalability through clustering and transaction monitoring middleware.

While it fleshes out its SQL Server on Linux strategy, Microsoft is moving ahead with SQL Server 2016 for Windows, which is now at the Release Candidate 1 stage.

Microsoft this month started selling 'Premium Assurance' coverage plans for both Windows Server and SQL Server.