SQL Server stories
Defenders face added pressure as the update covers two actively exploited flaws and a SharePoint bug that could enable remote code execution.
Enterprises facing costly renewals may now get a lower-risk route off proprietary databases and into PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB.
The release aims to ease a key hurdle for firms moving AI agents into production by unifying memory, retrieval and access across environments.
The update gives Microsoft customers faster visibility into AI-driven access risks, after Netwrix linked broader identity footprints to higher breach rates.
Independent validation of its Azure migration work gives A1 Technologies added credibility with clients moving critical systems to the cloud.
Enterprises will get tighter AI controls as Snowflake adds blocking policies, multi-party authorisation and new agentic tools at Summit.
Database teams get stronger SQL assistance and PostgreSQL design tools, as dbForge 2026.1 adds AI-driven query help and visual editors.
Manual database updates are leaving banks exposed to compliance gaps and audit failures as regulators demand tighter control evidence.
Growing demand for downtime protection is driving SIOS to showcase resilience tools for SQL Server and Linux teams across cloud and hybrid estates.
Keeper launches KeeperDB to centralise zero-trust database access, hiding credentials and recording sessions within its existing security vault.
Redgate launches a managed SaaS version of its Monitor tool, promising simpler deployment and upkeep for complex, mixed database estates.
Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday fixes 77 flaws, including a severe SQL Server bug that could grant attackers sysadmin rights remotely.
CData upgrades Connect AI with managed MCP tools, tightening data access, identity controls and live connectivity for enterprise agents.
Routine admin tools, not exotic exploits, let attackers race across networks, compromising over half of systems in under an hour.
Customers seeking cloud moves may see lower risk after the Auckland-based firm proved repeatable delivery on Azure database and infrastructure migrations.
Database outages are pushing more retailers and healthcare groups to hire external specialists, driving more than 50 new WellData contracts.
Routes Healthcare links Sage 200 and cloud systems via BPA tech to automate care, cut dev effort and strengthen continuity across the North.
Lateral movement now eclipses zero-day exploits as the top cyber risk, Zero Networks warns, with attacks able to hit 60% of systems in an hour.
TransLogic launches MYtranslogic cloud platform to let hospitals monitor pneumatic tube systems remotely and cut service interruptions.
AMD's EPYC chips win wider deployment at AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle as cloud providers ramp AI, HPC and database workloads.
