I've been working with SQL Server for over 20 years now, Generally, I limit my tools to the things I might expect to find in a given client environment. My toolbox typically includes the tools that ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

Purview hardening, Copilot oversharing remediation, and Exchange, SQL & file server migration to Azure. From $7,500. Almost every CIO I speak with in 2026 is fighting the same three battles at once — ...

The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code, used to support SQL Server connections and T-SQL editing, has been updated with IntelliCode functionality and a new Object Explorer, among other new ...

SQL development is evolving fast, and Microsoft.Build.Sql is leading the charge. This next-generation SDK brings flexible project structures, better source control integration, automated build-time ...

Enterprises modernize legacy mainframe systems with AI agents, leveraging existing infrastructure while overcoming ...

Enterprises using Azure and VMware are increasingly combining rightsizing of virtual machines with repeatable multi‑region migration frameworks to control costs. Rightsizing tools from Azure Advisor, ...

Personal Data Servers are the persistent data stores of the Bluesky network. It houses a user's data, stores credentials, and if a user is kicked off the Bluesky network the Personal Data Server admin ...

Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) continues to set the pace in enterprise data resilience. With v13 having landed in November ...

AI is helping employees create new apps and tools faster. That creative explosion comes with downsides. Some are calling this "AI sprawl." Amazon's retail business sees surge in duplicate internal ...

Progress Software Corporation ( PRGS) Discusses High-Performance Multi-Database Connectivity and WinSQL Features May 7, 2026 1:00 PM EDT ...

It's May 2026, and the Microsoft-Citrix ecosystem is undergoing its most significant transformation yet. Microsoft has just begun rolling out the Windows 11 May 2026 update (KB5083631), while ...