Introducing SIOS high availability for SQL Server 2008/R2 in Azure
Support for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 ended on July 9, 2019. That means the end of regular security updates. However, if you move those SQL Server instances to Azure or Azure Stack, Microsoft will give you three years of extended security updates at …
SQL Server Management Studio 18.2 is now generally available
We are excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.2. For this update, while we added some features, our focus was dedicated to fundamentals such as stability, reliability, performance, etc.You can download SQL Server Mana …
Free supported Java in SQL Server 2019 is now available
Java is one of the most important open source projects in the world today. Born nearly 25 years ago around the same time as Microsoft SQL Server, it has since grown to a community of millions of developers around the world and by many reports is the mo …
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.2 is now available
Were excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 3.2.With this release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.2, we are announcing the public preview of Big Data Clusters for SQL Server 2019. …
DBAs: It’s time to get up to speed with Azure
The summer solstice has passed, and DBAs are still asking how to get up to speed with Azure. Im even speaking at events on how to take advantage of Azure to do migrations to the cloud! Many Ive spoken to are wondering what skills they need to add to th …
The July release of Azure Data Studio is now available
This post and release activities were co-authored by Vasu Bhog, an intern on the Azure Data Studio team.Were excited to announce that the July release ofAzure Data Studiois now available.You can download Azure Data Studioand review therelease notesto g …
SQL Server 2019 on Windows containers now in Early Adopters Program
Starting with SQL Server 2017s support for Linux and containers, Microsoft has been on a journey of platform and operating system choice. SQL Server 2019 containers simplify application development, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelin …
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.1 is now available
Were excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 3.1. Customers can download this free build, try out features in this release and prior releases, and provide feedback to the engineering team. Your feed …
Announcing native backup for SQL Server 2008 end of support in Azure
With SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 approaching end of support, many customers are moving to Azure. They see this milestone as an opportunity to reimagine and transform their infrastructure with the power of cloud computing. Azure’s offer of free ex …
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1 is now generally available
Were excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.1. Its been just over a month since we released SSMS 18.0. While we brought in many fantastic capabilities, we also regressed some functionality for some of our users. We ar …
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available
We’re excited to announce the June release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes …
Advanced data security for SQL Server is coming to Azure Virtual Machines
This post was written by Michael Makhlevich Our customers have asked for this and weve been listening advanced data security is now available for SQL Server onAzure Virtual Machines!Using just a few simple steps, you can nowprotectyour SQL Serverinstal …
SQL Server 2019 community technology preview 3.0 is now available
Were excited to announce the monthly release of SQL Server 2019 community technology preview (CTP) 3.0. For customers in the Early Adoption Program, CTP 3.0 is the first release where you’re able to run SQL Server 2019 in production. To apply, pl …
A SQL Server tale of two cities
No one disputes that data is critical to the lifeblood of business, applications, and the computer industry. SQL Server sits at the forefront of any discussion about data these days. So its no coincidence that SQL Server is seen, heard, and felt at maj …