Unlock your free Azure replica for SQL Server with DH2i
Are you aware that you may be entitled to a free SQL Server license in the cloud for disaster recovery? Recently-announced licensing benefits enable this scenario, and a third-party offering from DH2i can help you set up this configuration to ensure bu …
Released: Public Preview for SQL Server Management Pack (7.0.23.0)
We are getting ready to release a new version of SQL Server Management Pack. Please install and use this public preview and send us your feedback (sqlmpsfeedback at microsoft.com)! We appreciate the time and effort you spend on these previews whic …
DBF file name is truncated to 8 characters
Recently a customer raised a case to us. They need to import a lot of DBF files into SQL SERVER. But they found when DBF fine name is longer than 8 characters they received below error: SELECT * FROM OPENROWSET (‘MICROSOFT.ACE.OLEDB.12.0’,’dBase …
Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database (Part 2) | Data Exposed
In the second part of this two-part video series, Kate Smith discusses what two things you should understand before beginning with Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs: Idempotence, and Credentials. We explain why they are important and how to think about t …
Data Exposed | Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database (Part 2)
In the second part of this two-part video series, Kate Smith discusses what two things you should understand before beginning with Azure SQL Database Elastic Jobs: Idempotence, and Credentials. We explain why they are important and how to think about t …
Released: SSRS and SSAS Management Packs now monitoring 2012 and up (7.0.22.0)
This update enables the new version-agnostic management packs for SSRS and SSAS to monitor versions 2012, 2014, and 2016 in addition to already supported 2017, 2019. The old management packs for SSRS and SSAS 2008-2016 – version-specific ones …
Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is now open source
Accelerating big data analytics with the Spark connector for SQL ServerWe’re happy to announce that we have open–sourced the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL on GitHub. Born out of Microsoft’s SQL Server Big Data Clusters …
Cumulative Update #5 for SQL Server 2019 RTM
The 5th 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 mo …
The June 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started.Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features so that you can use extensions.Azure Data Stu …
Data Exposed | Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database (Part 1)
In the first part of this two-part video series, Kate Smith gives an introduction to what Azure SQL Database Elastic jobs are, and when you should consider using them, as well as what products support Elastic Jobs. Watch on Data Exposed A …
Elastic Jobs in Azure SQL Database (Part 1) | Data Exposed
In the first part of this two-part video series, Kate Smith gives an introduction to what Azure SQL Database Elastic jobs are, and when you should consider using them, as well as what products support Elastic Jobs. Watch on Data Exposed A …
Join Microsoft at PASS Virtual Summit 2020
This year’s PASS Summit conference, the largest gathering of data professionals focused on the Microsoft platform, will be a virtual-only event for the first time.This will make PASS Virtual Summit 2020 more accessible than ever, giving attendees from …
Released: SQL Server Assessment Extension for Azure Data Studio (Public Preview)
SQL Server Assessment Extension for Azure Data Studio provides a user interface for evaluating your SQL Server instances and databases for best practices. It uses SQL Assessment API to achieve this. In this preview version, you can: – Assess a SQL Serv …
Released: General Availability of Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.0
We have released for general availability Microsoft.Data.SqlClient 2.0. This .NET Data Provider for SQL Server provides general connectivity to the database and supports all the latest SQL Server features for applications targeting .NET Framework, .NET …
Expanding SQL Server Big Data Clusters capabilities, now on Red Hat OpenShift
SQL Server Big Data Clusters (BDC) is a new capability brought to market as part of the SQL Server 2019 release. BDC extends SQL Server’s analytical capabilities beyond in-database processing of transactional and analytical workloads by uniting the SQL …