Protect and modernize SQL Server 2016 workloads with Microsoft
We encourage all our customers running SQL Server 2016 to start planning for the end of support. We have migration resources, best practices, as well
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Accelerate SQL Server Migration to Azure with Azure Arc
We’re excited to announce a new migration experience in Azure Arc to simplify and accelerate SQL Server migration. This new experience, now in preview, is powered by Azure Database Migration Service.
Enhancing reporting and analytics with SQL Server 2025 tools and services
In this blog, we’ll walk you through what’s new across these services so you can plan your upgrade holistically and unlock the full potential of
Build an intelligent analytics platform with SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters
In the most recent releases, SQL Server went beyond relational data and enabled support for graph data, R, and Python machine learning, while making SQL
New in Azure Synapse Analytics: CICD for SQL Analytics using SQL Server Data Tools
At Microsoft Ignite 2019, we announced Azure Synapse Analytics, a major evolution of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. The same industry leading data warehouse now provides a whole new level of performance, scale,
State of the SQL Server tools
This week we’re announcing the general availability of SQL Server 2019, a significant milestone for Azure Data and for SQL Server customers. This presents a
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
SQL Server Management Studio 18.4 and sqlpackage v18.4 generally available
Today we’re announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.4. This update has full support for SQL Server 2019 capabilities as well as
Welcome to the 21st annual PASS Summit
PASS Summit has become an annual pilgrimage for thousands of SQL Server professionals from around the world to join together. My very first demo at
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
SQL Server 2019 is now generally available
As you saw from our launch announcement earlier today, over a year ago at Microsoft Ignite we announced our first preview of SQL Server 2019
Unify your data lakes with HDFS tiering in SQL Server Big Data Clusters
As the volume and variety of data has risen, it has become more common to store the data in disparate and diverse data sources. A
New high availability and disaster recovery benefits for SQL Server
Business continuity is a key requirement for planning, designing, and implementing any business-critical system. When you bring data into the mix, business continuity becomes mandatory.
Introducing the SQL Server 2019 video learning series
SQL Server 2019 is the new data platform to solve the challenges of the modern data professional including capabilities and solutions such as: SQL Server
Microsoft Azure Data loves PASS Summit 2019!
This year’s event is gearing up to be a monumental occasion as we plan to make some exciting product announcements. Listen from some of our