We were excited to get back in front of customers at Microsoft Ignite 2023 and PASS Data Community Summit to announce powerful product enhancements across Microsoft Azure databases designed to help customers take the next step or the first step in their transformation journey. Read more
Customers have multiple options for the SQL Server in their data estate that is nearing the end of support. These options include migrating or modernizing to Azure, upgrading to SQL Server 2022, or purchasing Extended Security Updates if more time is needed before the upgrade or migration. Read more
Using SQL Server Machine Learning Services with Azure OpenAI is a powerful combination that can help businesses save money and securely leverage the products they already have. Read more
We are excited to share that there are several Accelerated Database Recovery enhancements in SQL Server 2022. Read more
Microsoft Azure knows SQL Server best and will support your cloud migration at no cost for qualifying scenarios. Read more
Time series capabilities in SQL Server were introduced in Azure SQL Edge, Microsoft’s version of SQL Server for the Internet of Things. Read more
In SQL Server 2022, we have introduced a method of CE Feedback which adjusts those assumptions in a per-query way, based on actual performance of the query over time. Read more
The newest edition of SQL Server 2022 delivers continued innovation with hybrid and multicloud capabilities, made possible through Azure Arc. Read more
Today, we announced the general availability of SQL Server 2022, the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet, with continued innovation across performance, security, and availability. Read more
Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL Server, with two critical improvements available in SQL Server 2022: feedback persistence, and percentile grant feedback. Read more
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. DOP inefficiencies are a constant challenge; Current DOP methods are inefficient The degree of parallelism (DOP) with which a query is executed can greatly impact its performance. Any time a query is using parallelism, there is always the question of if it’s using the right amount of parallelism. Read more
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase, and with it the capability to query data where it lives, virtualize data, and use REST APIs. Read more
