SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Microsoft Connector for Oracle deprecation
In July 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Microsoft Connector for Oracle in SQL Server Integration Services […]
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The year ahead for SQL Server: Ground to cloud to ...
As we begin a new year in 2025, many of you are looking at new projects, new applications, […]
Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground ...
The increasing adoption of AI technologies is presenting new challenges for our customers’ data estate and applications. Most […]
Save money on Microsoft SQL Server licensing with Microsoft Azure ...
As customers execute their multi-cloud strategy, the deployment of SQL Server across multiple cloud providers becomes a critical […]
Modernize your database with the consolidation and retirement of Azure ...
Simplifying Database Migrations with Azure SQL By migrating their databases to Azure, customers like Ernst and Young are modernizing […]
Modernize Microsoft SQL Server 2014 workloads with Azure
We take pride in delivering innovation with each new version of Microsoft SQL Server. However, there comes a […]
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 […]
Getting started with delivering generative AI capabilities in SQL Server ...
AI is transforming everything we do, including how we interact with data. Data is the fuel for AI. […]
Why migrate Windows Server and SQL Server to Azure: ROI, ...
Hey everyone! We’ve been on the road the last couple of weeks at MVP Summit, SQLBits and Fabric […]
Provision Premium SSD v2 Storage for Microsoft SQL Server on ...
Guidance on choosing SQL Server storage options in Azure We’re excited to announce the public preview of the […]
Announcing the discontinuation of using DBCC CLONEDATABASE command in production ...
DBCC CLONEDATABASE command generates a schema-only copy of a database. Effective March 1, 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support […]
Expand the limits of innovation with Azure data
Over the past year, we have had a first-row seat to just how fast the introduction of new […]
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Change Data Capture Attunity feature ...
In December 2025, Microsoft will discontinue support for the Change Data Capture (CDC) components by Attunity and Change […]
How SQL developers can maximize savings
Whether you build applications for SQL Server on-premises or in Azure, there are several options for you to […]
Power what’s next with limitless relational databases from Azure
At Microsoft, we’re seeing firsthand how data is powering incredible innovation and accelerating more than just a platform […]
Protect SQL Server 2014 workloads with Azure flexibility
SQL Server has brought reliability and security to mission-critical workloads for 30 years. SQL Server 2022, released November […]
Secure your AI using SQL Server Machine Learning with Microsoft ...
Microsoft SQL Server Machine Learning Services is a feature that allows you to run Python, R, Java, and […]
Capitalize on your investments with the new centrally managed Azure ...
Introducing the new centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server. Today, Microsoft is pleased to announce the […]
5 reasons to join us at Securely Migrate and Optimize ...
The post 5 reasons to join us at Securely Migrate and Optimize with Azure appeared first on Microsoft […]
Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. We are excited to share that there are several Accelerated Database […]
SQL Server 2022: Intel® QuickAssist Technology overview
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. In SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, backup compression was introduced […]
Easily migrate SQL Server applications to the cloud with Azure
Microsoft Azure knows SQL Server best and will support your cloud migration at no cost for qualifying scenarios. […]
Azure Data Studio 1.41 release
We are less than one month into 2023 and already have a new release of Azure Data Studio […]
Working with time series data in SQL Server 2022 and ...
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Time series data is a set of values organized in the […]
Cardinality Estimation Feedback in SQL Server 2022
Part of theSQL Server 2022 blog series. Cardinality estimation (CE) is a process used by the query optimizer […]
Manage, govern, and secure all your SQL Servers with new ...
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. In the face of changing market conditions and pressure to accelerate […]
Azure Data Studio November release
In this release of Azure Data Studio, we have exciting news to share across several of our core […]
New SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL ...
Customers who are running their SQL Server workloads using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL […]
SQL Server 2022 is now generally available
Part of theSQL Server 2022 blog series. Today, we announced the general availability of SQL Server 2022, the […]
Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance: Connecting SQL Server ...
Part of theSQL Server 2022 blog series. We are excited to announce general availability (GA) of the link […]
PASS Data Community Summit 2022 keynote: Transform your data estate ...
I look forward to seeing you at PASS Data Community Summit, a conference curated for the Microsoft data […]
Memory Grant Feedback: Persistence and Percentile Grant
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL […]
Intelligent Query Processing: degree of parallelism feedback
SQL Server 2022, Updates Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. DOP inefficiencies are a constant challenge; […]
Data Virtualization with PolyBase for SQL Server 2022
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase, and […]
Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)compatible object storage is […]
Azure Synapse Link for SQL
Near-real-time analytics for transactional workloads Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Traditionally, data to serve analytical systems […]
Intelligent Query Processing: feature family additions
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. SQL Server 2022 introduces a handful of new members to the […]
Query Store hints in SQL Server 2022
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features […]