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Published November 19, 2024

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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.

Published February 28, 2022

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Introducing new and improved updates to SQL tools on Azure

In this post, we’ll recap the updates to SQL tools over the past few months, including the recent releases of Azure Data Studio and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).

Published February 10, 2022

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Meet us at SQLBits 2022 and level up as a data professional

We are excited to be the premium sponsor at this year’s SQLBits 2022, March 8 – 12, in-person in London and virtually.

Published November 8, 2021

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PASS Data Community Summit keynote: a bridge to a new universe

It is almost time for PASS Data Community Summit 2021, a free online conference for the Microsoft data platform professional.

Published November 2, 2021

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Announcing SQL Server 2022 preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation

Today we are announcing the preview of SQL Server 2022, the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet.

Published October 6, 2021

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What’s new with SQL Server Big Data Clusters—CU13 Release

Today, we’re proud to announce the release of the latest cumulative update, CU13, for SQL Server Big Data Clusters which includes important changes and capabilities.

Published September 16, 2021

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Enhance your Log Analytics data exploration in Azure Data Studio

The Azure Monitor Logs extension in Azure Data Studio is now available in preview. The extension is supported in Azure Data Studio August 2021 release, v1.32.0. Administrators can enable platform logging and metrics to one of their Azure services such as Azure SQL and set the destination to Log Analytics workspace.

Published March 26, 2020

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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 tier for a single database enables you to scale to 100 TB with fast backup and restore capabilities.

Published July 22, 2019

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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. I’m even speaking at events on how to take advantage of Azure to do migrations to the cloud! Many I’ve spoken to are wondering what skills they need to add to their already impressive arsenal of technology.

Published December 18, 2018

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Introducing UTF-8 support in SQL Server 2019 preview

With the first public preview of SQL Server 2019, we announced support for the widely used UTF-8 character encoding as an import or export encoding, and as database-level or column-level collation for string data.

Published November 13, 2018

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Creating a data hub for your analytics with PolyBase

Data is the new currency of the digital world, and Microsoft is uniquely positioned to help businesses and consumers get the most out of their data assets. With the leading database in the world, SQL Server, and the rapidly growing Azure cloud data platform, Microsoft is delivering a modern data platform.

Published October 24, 2018

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An Engineer and a tiger walk into a Clinic at the PASS Summit 2018

Sounds like there should be a punchline right? Well, there is. Microsoft will be in full force at PASS Summit 2018, and this is the third blog post in a series describing the involvement of the Microsoft SQL Server engineering team there. You can read more about our keynotes and our Modernizing pre-conference seminar from this series.

Published October 18, 2018

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DBA essentials—SQL Server 2017 security, performance tuning, and more—inside out

Whether you’re an experienced DBA with multiple certifications or just starting on your SQL Server DBA journey, you face challenges constantly for putting your organization’s data to work. To turn the next-to-impossible into the practical, you need a comprehensive resource at your fingertips: SQL Server 2017 Administration Inside Out, by William Assaf, Randolph West, Sven Aelterman, and Mindy Curnutt.

Published October 11, 2018

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Modernize your SQL Server at the PASS Summit 2018

Each year thousands of data professionals make the annual visit to Seattle, Washington for the Professional Association for SQL Server Summit. This is a community driven organization and event but Microsoft has been a major contributor, sponsor, and part of this summit since its inception.

Published September 26, 2018

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SQL Server 2019: Celebrating 25 years of SQL Server Database Engine and the path forward

This post is authored by Amit Banerjee, Principal PM Manager, SQL Server and Bob Ward, Principal Architect, Microsoft SQL Server Data Services. SQL Server has provided enterprises the capability to manage all facets of their relational data. Over the years, we have increasingly seen a convergence for the need of combining heterogenous sets of relational and non-relational data to meet the needs of business scenarios.

Topic: High-performance database

Announcing Microsoft SQL Server 2025: Enterprise AI-ready database from ground to cloud

Introducing new and improved updates to SQL tools on Azure

Meet us at SQLBits 2022 and level up as a data professional

PASS Data Community Summit keynote: a bridge to a new universe

Announcing SQL Server 2022 preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation

What’s new with SQL Server Big Data Clusters—CU13 Release

Enhance your Log Analytics data exploration in Azure Data Studio

Use hyperscale for your most demanding cloud-born workloads

DBAs: It’s time to get up to speed with Azure

Introducing UTF-8 support in SQL Server 2019 preview

Creating a data hub for your analytics with PolyBase

An Engineer and a tiger walk into a Clinic at the PASS Summit 2018

DBA essentials—SQL Server 2017 security, performance tuning, and more—inside out

Modernize your SQL Server at the PASS Summit 2018

SQL Server 2019: Celebrating 25 years of SQL Server Database Engine and the path forward

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