SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love
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The piece examines Microsoft SQL Server's awkward position inside Microsoft's product portfolio. It argues that SQL Server still generates too much revenue for Microsoft to abandon, even though it feels increasingly like a legacy platform. The article frames the challenge as a balance between profitability and modernization pressure. For software buyers, it reinforces that SQL Server remains a major enterprise database option despite broader shifts toward cloud-native and newer data platforms.
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