SQL Server 2008/2008 R2 were the immediate successors to the 2005 release, which was a major reboot of the platform, parting ways with the original code base.

Cumulative Update 7 for SQL Server 2019 is plagued by a known reliability issue affecting the database snapshot feature according to a Microsoft blog post spotted by The Register.

With end of support looming for Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008, Microsoft has a new option for those users to keep getting security updates: By moving workloads to Azure.

The move of Microsoft's 2019 version of its database into Redmond's equivalent of a software care home means only SQL Server 2022 remains in mainstream support, which is due to end on January 11 ...

Microsoft on Thursday announced new Extended Security Updates plans that add three years of patch support for organizations using SQL Server 2008/R2 and Windows Server 2008/R2 products.

Microsoft’s offer: “Customers who migrate workloads to Azure virtual machines will have access to Extended Security Updates for both SQL Server and Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 for three ...