Microsoft last week announced the release of SQL Server 2022 Release Candidate (RC) 0. The RC 0 designation is old Microsoft phraseology. It used to mean that the software bits were feature complete ...

Microsoft on Wednesday announced the release of SQL Server 2019 release candidate (RC), but it was later updated to a new "refresh" verions (called "RC 1.1") per an August 29 post. The bits can be ...

SQL Server 2008 had six CTP releases, so, right now we are probably in the early stages for SQL Server 11. Microsoft refers to a CTP as a release candidate rather than a beta, so the quality is ...

At Microsoft's Ignite digital event this week, the company is announcing the private preview of SQL Server 2022, the next version of its three-decades-old relational database management system (RDBMS) ...

Following the rollout of SQL Server 2025 Release Candidate 0 (RC0) in August, Microsoft revealed its plans for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) in September too. Among these for the upcoming ...