Save money on Microsoft SQL Server licensing with Microsoft Azure Arc
We’re simplifying deployment and cost management by using modern pay-as-you-go subscription for SQL Server software running on any cloud provider.
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Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud
Sign up for the preview of Microsoft SQL Server 2025, an AI-ready database with built-in security, hybrid AI vector search, and integration with Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure.
Modernize your database with the consolidation and retirement of Azure Database Migration tools
By migrating their databases to Azure, customers like Ernst and Young are modernizing their data estate and leveraging cutting-edge cloud innovations.
Unlock your free Azure replica for SQL Server with DH2i
Are you aware that you may be entitled to a free SQL Server license in the cloud for disaster recovery? Recently-announced licensing benefits enable this
Expanding SQL Server Big Data Clusters capabilities, now on Red Hat OpenShift
SQL Server Big Data Clusters (BDC) is a new capability brought to market as part of the SQL Server 2019 release. BDC extends SQL Server’s
Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is now open source
Accelerating big data analytics with the Spark connector for SQL Server We’re happy to announce that we have open–sourced the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL on GitHub. Born out of
The June 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features
Join Microsoft at PASS Virtual Summit 2020
This year’s PASS Summit conference, the largest gathering of data professionals focused on the Microsoft platform, will be a virtual-only event for the first time.
Save money and improve agility and scale by modernizing your SQL Server to Azure SQL
We’re all adapting to uncertain times. As employees shift to more remote ways of working and consumer behavior changes to meet the new normal, businesses
Open innovation, customer choice, and reliability with SQL Server on SUSE
With nearly two decades of delivering joint innovation to meet changing business demands, Microsoft and SUSE continue to focus on enabling digital transformation for our customers, building
The May 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The May release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling preview features
Announcing mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux
We are excited to announce that mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux. mssql-cli is an open source and cross-platform command-line tool (CLI)
The April 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The April release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Note: After downloading
Enabling customer choice, agility, and performance with SQL Server on Red Hat
Since the release of SQL Server 2017 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the industry-leading SQL Server database has been available on Red Hat Linux technologies.
Open sourcing the Java language extension for SQL Server
With over 20 years of existence, Java is still one of the most popular programming languages and is used in many enterprise applications. In SQL
SQL Server Management Studio 18.5 is now generally available
Today, we’re sharing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.5. We have some feature updates as well as important behind the scenes updates.
Migrate SQL workloads to the cloud with confidence
Wouldn’t it be great if you could see how a workload will perform in a new environment before migrating a database to the cloud? Then
Use hyperscale for your most demanding cloud-born workloads
Sometimes resource demands increase beyond your expectations. Azure SQL Database service continues to meet your needs regardless of your speed of growth. The hyperscale service