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
SQL Server 2008 R2 gets an official date
Today, SQL Server 2008 R2 received an official release date. It will be listed on Microsoft’s May price list, and will be available by May
Microsoft’s CIO Tony Scott, talks about the role of CIO and technology trends
As CIOs and companies look back at 2009 and forward to the opportunities and challenges in 2010, Microsoft’s CIO Tony Scott shares his thoughts in
Microsoft and HP strengthen 25 year partnership
HP and Microsoft Corp. today announced an agreement to expand on their 25-year partnership with a $250 million investment that will simplify technology environments. The
Free Download: Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant
Microsoft recently announced the first CTP of a SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) for MySQL v1.0, which automates aspects of the migration process to Microsoft
Book Recommendation from Buck Woody
Buck is re-reading the “Fourth Paradigm” book by Microsoft Research. He is particularly intrigued by data design section. Looking for something to read in the
PowerPivot downloads for Excel and SharePoint now available
Last week, we announced the availability of the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP. Today we are excited to share that the SQL Server 2008
Announcing the SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP
At the PASS Summit 2009 last week, Ted Kummert announced the soon-to-be-delivered November SQL Server 2008 R2 Community Technology Preview. We’re happy to announce that
Day 3 at PASS Summit 2009
David Dewitt presented today’s keynote. He promised to be detailed and he delivered! The tweets were all about the great info he presented and if
Day 2 at PASS Summit 2009
Tom Casey took the stage and dazzled the crowd with PowerPivot demos. You could hear the mad clicking of keys as the bloggers wrote about
Tom Casey PASS Twitterview
Today at the PASS 2009 Summit the spotlight was on business intelligence (BI) with a keynote from Tom Casey, general manager, SQL Server BI at
Ted Kummert PASS Twitterview
Ted Kummert, senior vice president of the business platform division at Microsoft, spoke yesterday to a live audience of more than 2,000 attendees at the
PASS Summit Day 1 Keynotes
From the blogger’s table at PASS: Bob Muglia got the energy going in the room (and the AC/DC helped). He remembered the early days of