We take pride in delivering innovation with each new version of Microsoft SQL Server. However, there comes a time when product lifecycles must conclude. As of July 9, 2024, SQL Server 2014 has reached ...

SQL Server 2012 is reaching end of life, posing a threat to organizations; a guide on what to do next is essential. SQL Server is a relational database management software developed by Microsoft, ...

Each version of Microsoft’s SQL Server comes with five years of full support, followed by five years of security-only updates. Here are five questions to ask before your next upgrade. 1. Should My ...

ESUs, meant for organizations struggling to upgrade their SQL Server instances before the product support expires, exclusively deliver “Critical” security patches. Microsoft has made them available ...

Readers help support Windows Report. We may get a commission if you buy through our links. This means that server administrators are left with only one choice: Upgrading to Windows Server 2012. The ...

Follow this quick procedure in order to upgrade from SQL Server 2008. Note that the same process applies when upgrading to later versions of the product, such as 2014, 2016, etc. Microsoft’s SQL ...

Press and hold Shift + F8 while you restart the server. Click on Directory Services Repair Mode (DSRM) and log in with your DSRM account. The 0xc00002e2 BSOD Error in ...

Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are approaching their scheduled end of life in 2023. As such, organizations need to begin considering how they are going to migrate away from Windows Server 2012 and ...

I have a home windows server I setup ages ago. Installed windows server 2012 r2 essentials (got the license through school) and it's been my NAS/workhorse for 10+ years now... It runs my stablebit ...

This Release Notes document describes known issues that you should read about before you install or troubleshoot Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 2. [!INCLUDEsqlserver] This Release Notes ...

Update February 11, 15:27 EST: A Microsoft spokesperson told BleepingComputer that the issue is caused by users not fully deploying the latest SHA-2 enablement packages. We investigated and determined ...