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 ...

Microsoft Entra ID gets passkeys default authentication starting September

Microsoft has announced that passkeys will become the default authentication method for the Entra ID enterprise identity ...
Redmondmag.com

Microsoft Makes Passkeys the Entra ID Default as Identity Attacks Grow Stealthier

Microsoft will make passkeys the default authentication method in Entra ID and phase out its native delivery of SMS and voice authentication, a major shift aimed at reducing organizations' dependence ...
Tech Times

Progress Pulls ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers Offline, No Patch Available

ShareFile Storage Zone Controller vulnerability prompts Progress Software to order an emergency shutdown of all on-premises ...
TechCrunch

X now offers an MCP server to make its platform easier for AI tools to use

X is making it easier for AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, Grok Build, and other MCP-compatible apps to connect directly to the platform through a new hosted MCP server. On Monday, the Elon ...
GitHub

create-database-scoped-credential-transact-sql.md

[!INCLUDE [SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics PDW FabricSQLDB](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdb-asdbmi-asa-pdw ...
The Windows Club

You can download Windows Server 2025 ISO file now

Windows Server 2025 comes with great developments like Hotpatching for everyone, next-generation Active Directory and SMB, Mission Critical Data & Storage, Hyper-V & AI, etc. To get these features and ...