SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love

Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2025 Brings AI-Powered Semantic Search to Local and Cloud Data

A new SQL Server 2025 feature lets organizations run vector-based semantic searches on their own data, connecting to local or cloud-hosted AI models without relying on massive general-purpose LLMs. I ...
InfoWorld

AWS targets a longtime cloud migration blocker with SQL Server license portability

Enterprises can now bring existing SQL Server licenses to Amazon RDS, making it easier to move operational data closer to AWS ...

AWS adds database features and license options aimed at simplifying agent deployment

The announcements add built-in durability for Amazon ElastiCache for Valkey and a new bring-your-own-media option for Amazon RDS for SQL Server. AWS said the enhancements extend its strategy of ...
Redmond Magazine

SQL Server 2025 Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024

At today's kickoff for Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that SQL Server 2025 is finally coming. No timing was announced for the release, but based on prior versions, I would expect to see a ...