In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor

One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to attend more funerals than weddings. It’s a sad fact of file, and this was one...

Minimum Change Tracking Retention

A New Word: Anderance

anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally different angle than you – spending years looking at a different face across the table,...

The Security of Old Tech

Older technology can introduce security issues, along with performance ones. Keeping your systems somewhat up to date is important for security.

Adding SQL Server 2025 to my Laptop

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...

Password Guidance

Passwords are essential and also a problem in many organizations. Guidance has changed over the years and Steve has a few thoughts on what's recommended today.

SQL Server 2016 Build List

A list of all builds for SQL Server 2016. Updated with CU2 for SP2 and CU10 for SP1.

SQL Server 2017 Build List

A list of builds for SQL Server 2017.

SQL Server 2019 Build List

A list of build versions for SQL Server 2019

SQL Server 2022 Build List

This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2022. There are other build lists available here. A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let the webmaster know (webmaster at sqlservercentral.com). All builds are listed in reverse […]