SQL Server 2012 Native Client
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client is being flagged an obsolete software and will stop receiving security updates starting July 12th, but I have done a lot of searching on the internet and getting a mixed results on whether this is true or not. So I figured I would ask here to see if anyone else is dealing with this situation and what conclusion can be made here. For example, Microsoft has a blog post regarding the software that says the software is obsolete on July 12th, which can be seen here: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/sql-server-blog/snac-lifecycle-explained/ba-p/385381 However, I have been told that there is an exception to the rule that says it is supported "in SQL Server 2012 through 2019 until their respective end-of-support lifecycles", described at the bottom here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/native-client/applications/support-policies-for-sql-server-native-client?view=sql-server-ver16 So I guess my ultimate question is: Will "SQL Server 2012 Native Client" still receive security updates post July 12th of this year?
Upgrading DQS to SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) Release
First published on MSDN on Nov 29, 2012 This post provides information about the Data Quality Services (DQS) improvements in the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 (SP1) release, and step-by-step instructions to upgrade your current installation of DQS to the SP1 release.Excessive database growth issue fixed in DQS in the CU2 Release for SQL Server 2012
First published on MSDN on Jul 03, 2012 The Cumulative Update 2 (CU2) release for SQL Server 2012 is out, and it fixes a DQS issue where the DQS_PROJECTS database use to grow excessively during the knowledge discovery or the cleansing activity.
