The year ahead for SQL Server: Ground to cloud to fabric
The “state of the union” in 2025 of Microsoft new releases and capabilities for SQL Server, Azure SQL, SQL database in Fabric, Copilots, and more.
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SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft Connector for Oracle deprecation
In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). This blog provides essential details to help customers prepare for this change in advance.
Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud
Sign up for the preview of Microsoft SQL Server 2025, an AI-ready database with built-in security, hybrid AI vector search, and integration with Microsoft Fabric
The September 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The September release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Azure Data Studio
Real-time data intelligence and security at the edge with Azure SQL Edge
Today we introduce the availability of Azure SQL Edge, a real-time data engine, optimized for IoT workloads and backed by the security and performance of
Azure SQL digital event: Transform your applications with Azure SQL
The impact of COVID-19 has accelerated several trends that already existed in the database world. Overnight, many companies have seen traffic on external and internal
The release of the Azure Data Studio extension generator is now available
This post is co-authored by Anjali Agarwal and Laura Jiang. The release of the Azure Data Studio extension generator is now available. Install the generator
The August 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The August release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features
More ways to save when you migrate SQL Server data to Azure SQL
A new normal is emerging globally as businesses restart or rebuild in the face of rapidly changing conditions. To keep up with the pace of
SQL Server Management Studio 18.6 is now generally available
The release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.6 is now available for download. Today we’re sharing some of the updates from the release and the ongoing work in SQL Server Management Studio. Download
The July 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The July release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features
Unlock your free Azure replica for SQL Server with DH2i
Are you aware that you may be entitled to a free SQL Server license in the cloud for disaster recovery? Recently-announced licensing benefits enable this
Expanding SQL Server Big Data Clusters capabilities, now on Red Hat OpenShift
SQL Server Big Data Clusters (BDC) is a new capability brought to market as part of the SQL Server 2019 release. BDC extends SQL Server’s
Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is now open source
Accelerating big data analytics with the Spark connector for SQL Server We’re happy to announce that we have open–sourced the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL on GitHub. Born out of
The June 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features