SQL Server 2019 is now generally available
As you saw from our launch announcement earlier today, over a year ago at Microsoft Ignite we announced our first preview of SQL Server 2019 and today our latest release is now generally available.You have told us that in today’s demanding world of mas …
Unify your data lakes with HDFS tiering in SQL Server Big Data Clusters
As the volume and variety of data has risen, it has become more common to store the data in disparate and diverse data sources. A challenge many organizations face today is how to gain insights from all of their data across many different data sources. …
New high availability and disaster recovery benefits for SQL Server
Business continuity is a key requirement for planning, designing, and implementing any business-critical system. When you bring data into the mix, business continuity becomes mandatory. It’s an insurance policy that one hopes they never have to m …
Introducing the SQL Server 2019 video learning series
SQL Server 2019 is the new data platform to solve the challenges of the modern data professional including capabilities and solutions such as:SQL Server Big Data Clusters combining the power of SQL Server, Hadoop, Apache Spark, and Kubernetes to provid …
Microsoft Azure Data loves PASS Summit 2019!
This years event is gearing up to be a monumental occasion as we plan to make some exciting product announcements.Listen from some of our leading keynote speakers, including Azure Data CVP Rohan Kumar, as they share their knowledge on Microsofts data p …
Mssql extension for Visual Studio Code now has Object Explorer and IntelliCode
Today were introducing a new release for the mssql extension for Visual Studio Code which is now available!The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code is the official SQL Server extension that supports connections to SQL Server and rich editing experien …
The October 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today were announcing the October 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 Yes to …
SQL Server Management Studio 18.3 is now generally available
Today were announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.3. For this update, while we added some features, our focus was primarily on fundamentals such as stability, reliability, and performance.You can download SQL Server Management …
The September release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today were announcing the September 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, click Ye …
Visual Studio Code: Develop PySpark jobs for SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters
Today were announcing the support in Visual Studio Code for SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters PySpark development and query submission. It provides complementary capabilities to Azure Data Studio for data engineers to author and productionize PySpark j …
SQL Server 2019 release candidate refresh with Big Data Clusters
In continuation with our announcement of SQL Server 2019 release candidate last week, were announcing that the release candidate refresh forSQL Server 2019 is now available to download. The release candidate now includes bits for Big Data Clusters in S …
SQL Server 2019 release candidate is now available
Today were announcing the availability of the first public release candidate for SQL Server 2019, which is now available for download. SQL Server 2019 brings the industry-leading performance and security of SQL Server to Windows, Linux, and containers …
The August release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today were announcing the August release of Azure Data Studio is now available.Download Azure Data Studioand review the release notes to get started.Please note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, click Yes to enabling preview features so that you ca …
Microsoft Machine Learning Server 9.4 is now available
Today were excited to announce our latest Microsoft Machine Learning Server 9.4 release, which addresses popular customer requests as well as developments in the R and Python community.Microsoft Machine Learning Server is your flexible enterprise platf …