As of today, July 14, 2026, SQL Server 2016 has reached end of support. For the past decade, SQL Server 2016 has helped organizations run mission-critical applications and support the data needs of ...

Google recently announced the general availability (GA) of AlloyDB AI functions, along with two acceleration techniques that fundamentally change how databases interact with large language models ...

Apple today announced a major overhaul of its Apple Intelligence platform, revealing a new architecture built on foundation models developed in collaboration with Google using the technologies behind ...

Enterprises can now bring existing SQL Server licenses to Amazon RDS, making it easier to move operational data closer to AWS analytics and agentic AI services. Licensing can be complicated, ...

Ahead of a planned IPO, SpaceX has inked a deal to rent compute capacity to Google at $920 million per month for 32 months. SpaceX announced a similar arrangement with Anthropic in May. Google parent ...

You could be one of the millions of American Android users eligible to receive a payment from Google’s $135 million lawsuit settlement. It affects people who’ve had Android phones going back nearly a ...

GitHub hosts a wide range of database repositories that support developers working with database systems, SQL tools, and modern data engineering workflows. These open source database tools help power ...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what it actually takes to make an AI agent genuinely useful for database work, both for administration and for application access to the data tier. Writing the ...

A 34-vote social media poll showed 44.1 percent support for adding more database tooling options to Visual Studio, with 41.2 percent opposed and 14.7 percent choosing "Either way." Several responses ...

It’s time to switch to a new development tool for SQL Server and Azure SQL. Here’s how to get started with the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code. Microsoft recently ended support for Azure Data ...

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 ...