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Blue-lit server rack used for an article about SQL Server linked-server patch testing

SQL Server Error 7416: The Security Patch That Broke Linked Servers

SQL Server OperationsSQL Server servicing now exposes a linked-server risk that often hides in application paths: MSDASQL definitions with provider strings can fail for non-sysadmin logins even when the mappings look correct.

Operations workstation with Linux server console and database health screens used for a SQL Server on Linux article

SQL Server 2025 on Linux Is a Platform Decision

SQL Server OperationsThe April 2026 SQL Server 2025 Linux release notes make platform support part of the database decision: RHEL 10 and Ubuntu 24.04 are current paths, while SLES is no longer supported for SQL Server 2025.

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SQL Server Patching Is a Production Discipline

SQL Server OperationsMicrosoft's April 2026 SQL Server 2025 security and CU releases are a useful reminder that database patching is not a calendar task. It needs workload awareness, HA sequencing, and a tested rollback path.

Server racks with dense cabling in a modern data center

SQL Server 2025 and Always On: What Matters for Real HA Environments

SQL Server 2025SQL Server 2025 introduces several changes that matter directly for Always On estates, especially around readable secondaries, concurrency behavior, and tempdb control.

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SQL Server Performance in Real Environments

SQL ServerPerformance work becomes more useful when it is tied to concurrency, resilience, and operational behavior instead of isolated tuning tasks. Stable systems are usually the result of good tradeoffs, not heroic query tuning.