SQL Server 2016 - Microsoft SQL Server Blog

Updates April 24, 2018 1 min read

The SQL Server team is excited to bring you the second service pack release for SQL Server 2016.

Announcements June 4, 2018 1 min read

Microsoft is pleased to announce that the Analytics Platform System (APS) appliance update 7 (AU7) is now generally available.

Events October 11, 2018 2 min read

Each year thousands of data professionals make the annual visit to Seattle, Washington for the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit.

Announcements September 24, 2020 2 min read

For the past decade, data science has become integral to many enterprise applications.

Announcements March 25, 2024 4 min read

Effective March 1, 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the use of the DBCC CLONEDATABASE command in production deployments.

Best Practices November 6, 2024 3 min read

We’re simplifying deployment and cost management by using modern pay-as-you-go subscription for SQL Server software running on any cloud provider.

Best Practices July 15, 2025 4 min read

We encourage all our customers running SQL Server 2016 to start planning for the end of support.

Announcements July 17, 2025 3 min read

We’re excited to announce a new migration experience in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration.

Updates July 14 5 min read

See what changes as SQL Server 2016 reaches end of support.

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