This page contains the support matrix and support lifecycle policy for the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.

Beginning next year, customers can purchase a Premium Assurance plan to extend the lifecycle of both Server and SQL Server beyond the traditional extended support period for six more years.

Summary This article describes the support policies and troubleshooting boundaries for SQL Server products that are installed on supported platforms.

SQL Server 2025 preview debuts with Ubuntu 24.04 support and TLS 1.3 encryption for stronger security and Linux flexibility.

Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for ...

SQL Server 2012 is no longer a supported product, Microsoft announced on Tuesday. The product, on July 12, 2022, reached the end of its 10-year support model. It means that SQL Server 2012 will no ...

SQL Server support is available for a significantly longer period than this, however, reflecting the importance and complexity of the platform and any migrations. Mainstream support for SQL 2000 ended ...

It's not 2008 anymore. Joey details the ins and outs of upgrading these aging Microsoft servers, including licensing changes, support options and potential pitfalls.

Microsoft's database releases from 2008 and 2010 reach end of extended support. In response, Redmond says, that for many customers, the time for cloud migration has arrived.

Google today is pulling the beta label off of three of its cloud-based data storage services: the second-generation Cloud SQL, Cloud Bigtable, and Cloud Datastore. But Google is also announcing ...

Native support for JSON in the upcoming SQL Server 2016 was buried among the many goodies announced earlier this month for the flagship RDBMS, but it's the feature most requested by data developers, ...