Security Update for SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack
The Security Update for SQL Server 2016 SP3 Azure Connect Feature Pack is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2016 SP3 …
Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU27
The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU27 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU27, plus it inc …
Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM CU13
The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM CU13 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous security fixes for SQL Server 2022 RTM CU13, plus it inc …
Update: Security hotfix released for OLE DB driver for SQL Server
We’ve released hotfix packages for the following drivers to address an important security issue: Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server (version 18.7.4 release notes / download) Microsoft OLE DB Driver 19 for SQL Server (version 19.3.5 …
Announcing SSMS 20.2 … and getting feedback for SSMS 21
Hey SQL Tools fans! We’re halfway through 2024 and due to a confluence of events we have a release of SQL Server Management Studio to announce, version SSMS 20.2. While we’ve been focused on work for SSMS 21, we made time for a few up …
Announcing the retirement of SQL Server Stretch Database
Ever since Microsoft introduced SQL Server Stretch Database in 2016, our guiding principles for such hybrid data storage solutions have always been affordability, security, and native Azure integration. Customers have indicated that they want to reduce …
Getting started with delivering generative AI capabilities in SQL Server and Azure SQL
AI is transforming everything we do, including how we interact with data. Data is the fuel for AI. Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL is the data platform to power today’s modern applications with security, performance, and availability, but also …
How to perform unattended uninstall for SQL Server Express
Recently, I received a question about unattended uninstall for SQL Server Express edition. This article describes how to perform this task. We need to take in consideration before to proceed User that performs the process …
Announcing the Availability of adutil for RHEL 9 and Ubuntu 22.04 !
We’re thrilled to share that adutil, the Active Directory Utility for SQL Server, is now officially supported on RHEL 9 and Ubuntu 22.04. If you’ve been waiting for this, your patience has paid off! Let’s dive into the details. …
Azure Arc enabled SQL Server – determine your Azure SQL target with ease and confidence
Azure Arc enabled SQL Server enables you to manage, secure and govern your SQL Server estate from Azure. At the same time, it also enables you to streamline your Azure migration and modernization journey. Azure SQL migration assessment runs conti …
Migration sql server from sql 2017 to sql 2022 with Minimal Down time
Below is our suggestion for the migration activity: Always on High Availability DB Mirroring Logshipping SQL Always on High Availability : It is possible to configure a SQL Server Always On availability group w …
Cumulative Update #27 for SQL Server 2019 RTM
The 27th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2019 RTM is now available for download at the Microsoft Downloads site. Please note that registration is no longer required to download Cumulative updates. To learn more about the release or servicing m …
SQL Server 2022 is EAL 2 Common Criteria certified!
In a previous blog post in 2023 we mentioned that two Common Criteria (CC) certifications of SQL Server 2022 were in progress. We are excited to announce that CC EAL2 certifications for SQL Server 2022 on Windows and Linux (including enabled by Azure A …
Database mail and connection pool depletion
Database Mail (DBMail) in SQL Server is a feature that allows you to send emails directly from SQL Server, but it has limitations when sending a large volume of emails. The issues you’re experiencing with DBMail not being able to send massive emails co …
SQL Server on Azure VMs: I/O analysis (preview)
Analyzing I/O problems just got easier for SQL Server on Azure VMs It is not easy to understand what’s going on when you run into an I/O related performance problem on an Azure Virtual Machine. It is a common, but complex problem. What you need …