Developer - Microsoft SQL Server Blog

Published March 25, 2024

4 min read

Update on the support of DBCC CLONEDATABASE for production use

Effective March 1, 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the use of the DBCC CLONEDATABASE command in production deployments.

Published February 15, 2024

7 min read

How SQL developers can maximize savings

Whether you build applications for SQL Server or in Azure, there are several cost saving options for developers.

Published September 8, 2021

2 min read

Open sourcing the .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server

Today we are thrilled to share that we are open sourcing the .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server on GitHub.

Published June 30, 2021

4 min read

Looking to the future for R in Azure SQL and SQL Server

The R community plays a vital role in transformation and the R language continues to be the de-facto choice for statistical computing.

Published November 16, 2020

3 min read

Building and sharing Jupyter Books in Azure Data Studio

The notebook experience in Azure Data Studio allows users to create and share documents containing live code, execution results, and narrative text. Potential usage includes data cleaning and transformation, statistical modeling, troubleshooting guides, data visualization, and machine learning. Jupyter books compile a collection of notebooks into a richer experience with more structure and a table of contents.

Published October 14, 2020

2 min read

The October 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available

Azure Data Studio is a multi-database, cross-platform desktop environment for data professionals using the Microsoft family of on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Published September 24, 2020

2 min read

Open sourcing the R and Python language extensions for SQL Server

For the past decade, data science has become integral to many enterprise applications. Languages such as R and Python have left the realm of data scientists and are being used more frequently by data engineers supporting them. R and Python are the most popular data science languages currently for creating, training, and scoring models.

Published September 22, 2020

3 min read

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 the same engine that powers SQL Server and Azure SQL. Azure SQL Edge is a small-footprint container that enables localized IoT solutions for edge servers, gateways, and devices by offering data streaming, storage, and analytics in connected or disconnected environments.

Published May 26, 2020

3 min read

Open innovation, customer choice, and reliability with SQL Server on SUSE

With nearly two decades of delivering joint innovation to meet changing business demands, Microsoft and SUSE continue to focus on enabling digital transformation for our customers, building on open source solutions, and a seamless collaborative support model for SUSE workloads on SQL Server and Azure.

Published April 22, 2020

2 min read

Open sourcing the Java language extension for SQL Server

With over 20 years of existence, Java is still one of the most popular programming languages and is used in many enterprise applications. In SQL Server 2019, we added a Java language extension, which enables secure execution of Java programs in the context of a SQL Server query.

Published November 7, 2019

2 min read

New in Azure Synapse Analytics: CICD for SQL Analytics using SQL Server Data Tools

At Microsoft Ignite 2019, we announced Azure Synapse Analytics, a major evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The same industry leading data warehouse now provides a whole new level of performance, scale, and analytics capabilities. One of these capabilities is SQL Analytics, which provides a rich set of enterprise data warehousing features.

Published November 5, 2019

6 min read

The November 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available

Today we are announcing the November release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Please note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling the preview features so that you can use the extensions.

Topic: Developer

Update on the support of DBCC CLONEDATABASE for production use

How SQL developers can maximize savings

Open sourcing the .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server

Looking to the future for R in Azure SQL and SQL Server

Building and sharing Jupyter Books in Azure Data Studio

The October 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available

Open sourcing the R and Python language extensions for SQL Server

Real-time data intelligence and security at the edge with Azure SQL Edge

Open innovation, customer choice, and reliability with SQL Server on SUSE

Open sourcing the Java language extension for SQL Server

New in Azure Synapse Analytics: CICD for SQL Analytics using SQL Server Data Tools

The November 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available

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