SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 2.5 is now available
Were excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 2.5. SQL Server 2019 is the first release of SQL Server to closely integrate Apache Spark and the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) with SQL Server i …
The April release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We are excited to announce the April release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. Download Azure Data Studioand review the Release notes to get started. Please note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Y …
Automated machine learning from SQL Server with Azure Machine Learning
This post was co-authored by Jeff Shepherd, Deepak Mukunthu, and Vijay Aski. Recently, we blogged about performing automated machine learning on SQL Server 2019 big data clusters. In todays post, we will present a complementary automated machine learni …
3 ways to gain insights with SQL Server 2019 big data clusters
Businesses today are faced with the challenge of staying profitable and investing in future innovations. Speed and flexibility are the name of the game, and effective data-scaling techniques are highly sought after. Yet exploding data volumes, diverse …
How to develop and submit Spark jobs to SQL Server Big Data Clusters in IntelliJ
Were delighted to release the Azure Toolkit for IntelliJ support for SQL Server Big Data Cluster Spark job development and submission. For first-time Spark developers, it can often be hard to get started and build their first application, with long and …
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SQL Server Management Studio 18.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available
As we get closer to the General Availability of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18, we have decided to have a quick release of the Release Candidate (RC) build. You can download SSMS 18.0 RC1 today and for more details on whats included, please see …
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 2.4 is now available
Continuing with our monthly release cadence, were excited to announce the release of SQL Server 2019 community technology Preview 2.4. Previewed in September 2018, SQL Server 2019 is the first release of SQL Server to closely integrate Apache Spark and …
Cumulative Update #14 for SQL Server 2017 RTM
The 14th cumulative update release for SQL Server 2017 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 …
The Cloud Database Administrator—Tech success at scale
As a database administrator (DBA), Ive always known what the role involved. Developers swing by my desk requesting a new database, a data refresh, or help with challenges theyre facing. They sometimes get frustrated with me when their database or data …
Always Encrypted with Secure Enclaves – Try It Now in SQL Server 2019 Preview!
First published on MSDN on Sep 24, 2018 Last year, we revealed our efforts to bring confidential computing capabilities of Always Encrypted to the next level , by leveraging secure enclave technologies. Over the last twelve months, the SQL team, alongs …
Azure SQL Vulnerability Assessment – now with PowerShell support!
First published on MSDN on Aug 02, 2018 You can now manage your SQL Vulnerability Assessments at scale using the new SQL VA PowerShell cmdlets. The cmdlets can be found in the Azure Resource Manager module, AzureRM 6.6.0, within the AzureRM.Sql package …
Getting Started with Always Encrypted using PowerShell
First published on MSDN on Jan 04, 2017 In the previous articles from the Always Encrypted blog series , we demonstrated how to configure Always Encrypted using SQL Server Management Studio. In this article, we will show you how to configure Always Enc …