Two zero-day flaws in the form of a denial of service (DoS) issue in .NET and an elevation of privilege (EoP) issue in SQL Server top the agenda for security teams in Microsoft’s latest monthly Patch ...

Before you can create and configure an Always On availability group, you must enable the [!INCLUDE [ssHADR](../../../includes/sshadr-md.md)] feature on each instance ...

We’ve rounded up everything you need to know about the start date for Marathon’s Server Slam, the rewards you can earn from playing, and, all-importantly, how you can actually play for yourself.

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Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) is a special boot mode for Windows Server domain controllers, similar to Safe Mode, that allows administrators to perform critical maintenance, repair, or ...

Microsoft SQL Server 2025 finally hit general availability today, following a private preview a year ago and a public preview back in May. That said, the AI-focused release is still in a public ...

Managing SQL Server across hybrid and multi-cloud environments has long posed a challenge for database administrators. With data sprawled across on-premises infrastructure, cloud platforms, and edge ...

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to incorrectly tag SQL Server software as end-of-life. According to a service ...

The once heavily lopsided rivalry between AMD and Intel in pursuit of market share and the revenue that comes with it has become a much more tightly contested battle. Case in point, AMD sent us a ...

Supporting some family members with old Intel iMacs that won't get updates anymore and replacing them would be prohibitively expensive for retirees. OTOH, getting a single, used – but beefy enough – ...