Microsoft ends support for SQL Server 2016, but admits that it is still "heavily deployed"

Still relying on SQL Server 2016? Microsoft's latest guidance outlines the options available as security risks start piling ...

July’s Patch Tuesday sees an end-of-support collision amidst a massive, record-setting ...

It's an absolute beast with over 700 fixes and active zero-days landing right as major SQL and SharePoint versions hit end of ...

Microsoft’s 2026 Support Deadlines Explained: Everything You Need to Know

Microsoft's 2026 lifecycle schedule includes major support deadlines for Windows, Office, SQL Server, SharePoint, and Azure ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft reveals 15+ products losing support in 2026, check if you’re affected

Windows 11 24H2, Office 2021, and SQL Server 2016 headline a long list of Microsoft products losing support in 2026. See the ...
How-To Geek on MSN

Microsoft stopped fighting Linux—now it's building it

Not bad for the company that once called Linux "cancer." ...
ZDNet

Microsoft's new Azure Linux 4.0 is here, and it could replace Windows Server in the enterprise

You can now install Azure Linux on your own server. Azure Linux may prove a competitor to mainstream enterprise Linux distros. Is Windows Server long for this world ...
GitHub

deploy-what-if.md

Before deploying a Bicep file, you can preview the changes that will happen. Azure Resource Manager provides the what-if operation to let you see how resources will change if you deploy the Bicep file ...