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T-SQL Tuesday #192: SQL Server 2025 Backup Changes

Posted on November 11, 2025 by way0utwest

I hosted this month, but I decided to put my own entry in as well. There are more things in this release than I expected, probably because of the overwhelming focus on Fabric from Microsoft that has drowned out other … Continue reading →

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Your Favorite Improvement

Posted on August 22, 2025 by way0utwest

SQL Server 2025 is out in preview form. CTP 2.0 is available for you to test, and there are quite a few changes that have been added to the platform. Some of these are already in the cloud, but this … Continue reading →

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Adding SQL Server 2025 to my Laptop

Posted on August 20, 2025 by way0utwest

I wanted to do some testing of SQL Server 2025 on my laptop. I have written before how I avoided installing SQL Server on the laptop and use containers instead. This post looks at adding a new version on the … Continue reading →

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Who is Using Standard Edition?

Posted on August 15, 2025 by way0utwest

For many years, most of the SQL Server installations I managed or deployed to were Standard Edition. Even in large companies that had agreements with Microsoft, since each instance had a cost (even at a discount), we were careful about … Continue reading →

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