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
Get a free copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition!
First the let’s talk about the great Microsoft breakout sessions at this year’s PASS Summit conference! Some of the highlights from the 60+ Microsoft sessions
Microsoft Virtualization: Best Choices for SQL Server
Should I virtualize SQL Server? What benefits will I see? What do I need to consider when making this decision? These are some of the
Microsoft ships the first technology preview for Project code-named “Madison”
Microsoft’s technology preview of Project “Madison,” Microsoft’s new massively scalable data warehousing solution, is now available to select customers and the feedback we’ve received from
SQL Server StreamInsight and SQL Azure Database CTP Availability
The SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) rollout continues today with the availability of the Microsoft SQL Server StreamInsight August CTP. We’re
Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP and Register for PASS Summit 2009 Today
SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP The wait is over – the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 August Community Technology Preview (CTP) is available for
SQL Server 2008 R2 August CTP Available Today
Today we are excited to announce the availability of the first community technology preview (CTP) of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for MSDN and TechNet
Oracle Prices Up Again; SQL Server 2008 Remains the Value Leader
Those of you following the market news last week probably noticed that Oracle announced a 40 percent price increase on management options for 11g. We’ve
SQL Azure Database is on its way; new pricing and licensing information announced at WPC
The next wave of information on the Windows Azure platform was revealed today at the Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in New Orleans. Since many of
Microsoft SQL Services is now Microsoft SQL Azure
You are hearing it here first: Microsoft is updating the branding for SQL Services and SQL Data Services. Effective immediately, SQL Services will be called
Microsoft named a leader in Database Management Systems Market
Forrester Research has named Microsoft a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Database Management Systems, Q2 2009. (June 2009). Forrester writes that Microsoft is “The
SQL Server support for guest failover clustering on Hyper-V
SQL Server support for Guest Failover Clustering in a virtualization environment is now available.Guest Failover Clustering is when you create a SQL Server failover cluster inside
SQL Server 2008 R2 CTP is Coming Soon!
As we’ve talked about, in the second half of 2009 Microsoft will offer a Community Technology Preview (CTP) of SQL Server 2008 R2. Register here. Space