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SQL Server 2025 reaches enterprise readiness with GA support on RHEL 10 and Ubuntu 24.04. Cumulative Update 1 improves SQL Server 2025 reliability, performance and security based on early feedback.

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Reviewers have tested some of the products below and may have received some from the manufacturers for free. All opinions are the reviewers’ own. Photos courtesy of Naomi Farr. Design by MNT. Naomi ...