Data warehousing SQL Updates Published July 3, 2024 4 min read Announcing the retirement of SQL Server Stretch Database In July 2024, SQL Server Stretch Database will be discontinued for SQL Server 2022, 2019, and 2017.
Azure Updates Published June 26, 2024 9 min read Getting started with delivering generative AI capabilities in SQL Server and Azure SQL Microsoft SQL Server and Azure SQL is the data platform to power today’s modern applications with security, performance, and availability.
Updates Published April 1, 2024 6 min read Provision Premium SSD v2 Storage for Microsoft SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines in the Microsoft Azure portal We’re excited to announce the public preview of the Premium SSD v2 provisioning experience for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines.
SQL Updates Published February 28, 2024 4 min read SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) Change Data Capture Attunity feature deprecations This blog provides details to help support customers in modernizing to new solutions well in advance of this change.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published March 28, 2023 4 min read Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022 We are excited to share that there are several Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published March 9, 2023 11 min read SQL Server 2022: Intel® QuickAssist Technology overview SQL Server backup compression provides the compressed backup option for all streaming SQL Server backup types—full, differential, and transaction log.
SQL Server 2022 Updates Published February 15, 2023 3 min read 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.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published December 1, 2022 5 min read Cardinality Estimation Feedback in SQL Server 2022 In SQL Server 2022, we have introduced a method of CE Feedback based on actual performance of the query over time.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series Hybrid data solutions SQL Server 2022 Updates Published November 17, 2022 4 min read Manage, govern, and secure all your SQL Servers with new hybrid capabilities enabled by Azure Arc The newest edition of SQL Server 2022 delivers continued innovation with hybrid and multicloud capabilities, made possible through Azure Arc.
Azure Data Studio Updates Published November 16, 2022 6 min read Azure Data Studio November release Table Designer and Query Plan Viewer are now generally available along with previews of Oracle database migration to Azure for PostgreSQL and Azure SQL.
SQL Server on Azure VMs Updates Published November 16, 2022 3 min read New SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure SQL Managed Instance DR benefits Customers using SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines and SQL Managed Instance are now eligible for high availability and disaster recovery benefits.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published October 27, 2022 3 min read Memory Grant Feedback: Persistence and Percentile Grant Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL Server, with two critical improvements available in SQL Server 2022.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published October 20, 2022 3 min read Intelligent Query Processing: degree of parallelism feedback In SQL Server 2022, we introduced a new feature called DOP feedback.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published October 5, 2022 2 min read Data Virtualization with PolyBase for SQL Server 2022 Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase.
SQL Server 2022 Blogging Series SQL Server 2022 Updates Published September 29, 2022 2 min read Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022.