As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.

Did your business pay fees to another business for services? If so, here’s what you need to know. Reporting fees for service (RFS) is the legislated requirement for businesses and organizations to ...

Tax planning is complicated enough in one country. Add a second, and things get more complex in a hurry. Overlapping tax obligations, foreign reporting requirements, and the risk of being taxed on the ...

Microsoft deprecates SSRS, PBIRS and SSAS management packs for SCOM, ending support in 2027. The move signals a shift from on-prem SCOM extensions toward cloud-based SQL Server monitoring. IT teams ...

Microsoft is moving another core database management component into the cloud, continuing its broader shift away from traditional on-premises infrastructure. According to Neowin, the company has ...

Dedicated servers are powerful and offer a lot of freedom for customisation. However, those benefits often come with higher costs than shared, VPS or cloud hosting. Finding the best cheap dedicated ...

Retirement is a new stage of life that may include travel, part-time work, new interests or a slower pace. Preparing for it often involves more than saving, since you may need to think about how your ...

Update #2 [Wed 29th Oct 2025, 9pm]: We're starting to see reports that the Xbox service is slowly returning to normal, and we can confirm that our full game libraries and the Microsoft Store are both ...

SEOUL, Sept 29 (Reuters) - South Korea brought back online on Monday less than a tenth of public services disrupted after a fire at a data centre affected government websites, exposing its digital ...