Oops - Microsoft Defender issues false end-of-life warning for SQL Server 2017 and 2019

Microsoft Defender incorrectly reports SQL Server 2017 and 2019 as end-of-life - but don't worry, it's an error.

Microsoft Defender mistakenly flags SQL Server as end-of-life

Microsoft is working to resolve a known issue that causes its Defender for Endpoint enterprise endpoint security platform to ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code SQL Extension Previews Microsoft Fabric Connectivity

Microsoft updated its free MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code with new Fabric connectivity and provisioning features in public preview, alongside GitHub Copilot slash commands and multiple ...
Thurrott

Microsoft Adds Auto AI Model Selection to Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code includes built-in integration with GitHub Copilot and the ability to choose which AI model to use for code completions. But the latest Visual Studio Code version adds a new ...
IEEE

AIM: A practical approach to automated index management for SQL databases

Abstract: This paper describes AIM (Automatic Index Manager), a configurable index management system, which identifies impactful secondary indexes for SQL databases to efficiently use available ...
Computerworld

For September, Patch Tuesday means fixes for Windows, Office and SQL Server

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...