Getting Started with Azure SQL Bindings: Part 1
Expanding on the excellent post by Drew Skwiers-Koballa; Developing with Azure SQL bindings and Azure SQL trigger for Azure Functions, I’d like to take a chance to walk you through creating your first SQL Binding using a completely local development en …
Top 25 SQL Server Engine Errors Based on support case volumes Documented
About 6 months ago we decided to look at what SQL Server engine error messages are most commonly generating support cases to Microsoft. The end goal was to update the documentation for those error messages to allow our customers to find answers for the …
[Data Virtualization] May need to update Java (JRE7 only uses TLS 1.0)
At end of October 2022 we saw an issue where a customer using PolyBase external query to Azure Storage started seeing queries fail with the following error: Msg 7320, Level 16, State 110, Line 2 Cannot execute the query « Remote Query » against OL …
EF Core 8 Preview 1: Raw, lazy, and on-time
The first preview of Entity Framework Core (EF Core) 8 is available on NuGet today! Basic information EF Core 8, or just EF8, is the successor to EF Core 7, and is scheduled for release in November 2023, at the same time as .NET 8. EF8 currently target …
Cumulative Update #1 for SQL Server 2022 RTM
The 1st cumulative update release for SQL Server 2022 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 …
Cumulative Update #19 for SQL Server 2019 RTM
The 19th 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 this release or servicing …
Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR
The Security Update for SQL Server 2022 RTM GDR is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package includes the new security fixes detailed in the KB Article. Security Bulletins: …
Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU18
The Security Update for SQL Server 2019 RTM CU18 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2019 fixes through CU18, plus it includes the …
Security Update for SQL Server 2017 RTM CU31
The Security Update for SQL Server 2017 RTM CU31 is now available for download at the Microsoft Download Center and Microsoft Update Catalog sites. This package cumulatively includes all previous SQL Server 2017 fixes through CU31, plus it includes the …
OLE DB Driver 19.3 for SQL Server Released
Version 19.3 of the Microsoft OLE DB Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 19.3 adds Windows ARM64 and a couple of bug fixes. Features Support for Windows ARM64 Bug Fixes Fixed a potential crash when invalid metadata is received from …
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.The SQL Server platform has been successfully driving transformative business results with Microsoft customers across industries for over 25 …
ODBC Driver 18.2 for SQL Server Released
Version 18.2 of the Microsoft ODBC Driver 18 for SQL Server has been released. Version 18.2 brings Windows ARM64 support and several fixes to the driver. Features Support for Windows ARM64 Fixes Fix VBS-NONE enclave attestation protocol Fix …
Azure Developer CLI (azd) – February 2023 Release
We’re pleased to announce that the February 2023 release (0.6.0-beta.1) of the Azure Developer CLI (azd) is now available. You can learn about how to get started with the Azure Developer CLI by visiting our Dev Hub. This release includes the following …
SQL Server on Azure VMs – the best price-performance gets even better!
I know it’s February, but it’s our first blog post of the year and we’re still feeling festive so Happy New Year from the SQL Server on Azure VM team!!! As we reflect on the past year and look toward what’s to come in 2023, we thought it would be a gre …
JDBC Driver 12.2 for SQL Server Released
Version 12.2 of the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server has been released. Version 12.2.0 brings several added features, changes, and fixed issues over the previous production release. Added Added connection property datetimeParameterType to sp …