Microsoft SQL Server Blog

Jan 21
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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft Connector for Oracle deprecation  

In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This blog provides essential details to help customers prepare for this change in advance.

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New logo for SQL Server® 2008 

  The Microsoft branding team unveiled an official new logo for SQL Server 2008 at TechEd 2008. The new symbol portion of the logo (officially

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David DeWitt joins the SQL Server team 

I’m happy to report that Dr. David DeWitt, one of the top minds in the database field, has joined Microsoft as a Technical Fellow. David

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SQL Server 2005 – Cumulative Update 7 released 

This Cumulative Update 7 contains hotfixes for SQL Server 2005 issues that have been fixed since the release of Service Pack 2. Learn more: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949095/en-us

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SQL Server 2005 SP3 – coming soon 

Over the last year we have successfully established the Incremental Servicing Model (ISM), which has to date delivered 7 cumulative updates (CU) to our customers,

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Unbreakable? 

Oracle recently released their latest Critical Patch Update which fixes vulnerabilities “in hundreds of Oracle products”. From a database perspective: it fixes 17 database vulnerabilities,

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India Launch events 

I just got back from a 2 week trip to India, taking part in their local launch events. We reached over 1500 people at over