Capitalize on your investments with the new centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server
Today, Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of centrally managed Azure Hybrid Benefit for SQL Server. Read more
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Azure Data Studio 1.41 release
A new release of Azure Data Studio to share—introducing 1.41. Read more
SQL Server 2022 is now generally available
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
Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance: Connecting SQL Server 2022 to the cloud, reimagined
We are excited to announce general availability of the link feature for Managed Instance for SQL Server 2022–the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet. Read more
SQL Server 2012 reaches end of support and Microsoft is here to help
Today, July 12, 2022, marks the end of support for SQL Server 2012. This version has had an amazing 10-year run and we want to thank our customers for your investment in learning and using Microsoft SQL Server. Looking forward, there are four great options for data estate migration and modernization that will continue to Read more
What’s new with SQL Tools
Hello community, the June release of Azure Data Studio 1.37 is here! We are also excited to announce the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.12. In this Azure Data Studio release, backup and restore to URL was introduced for Managed Instance. Updates were also made to support the Table Designer feature in offline Read more
Announcing SQL Server 2022 public preview: Azure-enabled with continued performance and security innovation
Part of the SQL Server 2022 blog series. Today, we are excited to announce the public preview of SQL Server 2022. Anyone can now download SQL Server 2022 preview to try the new features in this release. SQL Server 2022 is the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet, with continued innovation across performance, security, and Read more
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, with continued innovation in performance, security, and availability. The rise of data represents a tremendous opportunity and also poses challenges. Companies are seeing their relational and nonrelational data proliferate exponentially on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, Read more
Know your options for SQL Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 End of Support
In addition to the great features included in SQL Server and Windows Server, we are announcing new benefits giving customers more flexibility and choice. Read more
What’s new with SQL Server Big Data Clusters—CU10 release
SQL Server Big Data Clusters is a new capability brought to market as part of the SQL Server 2019 release. Read more
The November 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we are announcing the November release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Please note: After downloading Azure Data Studio, say Yes to enabling the preview features so that you can use the extensions. Azure Data Studio is a multi-database, cross-platform desktop environment for data professionals Read more
Gain intelligence over data with SQL Server 2019, now generally available
Today we’re announcing that SQL Server 2019 is generally available. It’s been an amazing journey with a tremendous response from customers. Ever since we announced preview of SQL Server 2019 at Ignite 2018, it has seen 50 percent more adoption than SQL Server 2017, our highest performing SQL Server release to date. SQL Server 2019 Read more