Product Lifecycle:

What's new	Product Lifecycle	Start Date	Mainstream End Date	Extended End Date
SQL Server 2025	SQL Server 2025	Nov 18, 2025	Jan 6, 2031	Jan 6, 2036
SQL Server 2022	SQL Server 2022	Nov 16, 2022	Jan 11, 2028	Jan 11, 2033
SQL Server 2019	SQL Server 2019	Nov 4, 2019	Feb 28, 2025	Jan 8, 2030
SQL Server 2017	SQL Server 2017	Sep 29, 2017	Oct 11, 2022	Oct 12, 2027
SQL Server 2016	SQL Server 2016	Jun 1, 2016	Jul 13, 2021	Jul 14, 2026
---	SQL Server 2014	Jun 5, 2014	Jul 9, 2019	Jul 9, 2024

Announcing the Modern Servicing Model for SQL Server

Database Management Tools:

1. SQL Search
2. SQL Code Guard
3. SQL Server Profiler
4. dbForge SQL Server Event Profiler - Analyse SQL Trace Data
5. SQL Server Import and Export Wizard
6. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
   • Built-in SQL formatter (Preview) from v22.7
   • Built-in Schema compare (Preview) from v22.7
7. SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) (Schema Compare, Data Compare, ...)
8. SentryOne Plan Explorer - SQL Server Query Tuning
9. T-SQL Formatter
10. SQL Server (mssql) | VS Code Extension

Developments & Migrations:

1. SqlPackage.exe
2. SQL Server Migration Assistant
3. Data Migration Assistant

Hardware Identification:

1. CPU-Z

Disk Benchmarks:

1. CrystalDiskMark
2. HD Tune Pro
3. ATTO Disk Benchmark
4. DiskSpd

CPU Benchmarks:

1. TPC Benchmarks
2. Geekbench

Memory Benchmarks:

1. Geekbench
2. SiSoftware Sandra

SQL Conf:

• SQL Conf() Spring 2025 Developer Marathon - YouTube