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
Memory Grant Feedback: Persistence and Percentile Grant
Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL Server, with two critical improvements available in SQL Server 2022.
Intelligent Query Processing: degree of parallelism feedback
In SQL Server 2022, we introduced a new feature called DOP feedback.
Data Virtualization with PolyBase for SQL Server 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase.
Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage
Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022.
Azure Synapse Link for SQL
Azure Synapse Link for SQL provides an automated way to extract data from source operational systems without having to build custom ETL processes.
Intelligent Query Processing: feature family additions
SQL Server 2022 expands and improves query performance feedback mechanisms and adds two new features—parameter sensitive plans and optimized plan forcing.
Query Store hints in SQL Server 2022
Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads.
Get more out of SQL Server Reporting Services 2022 with an improved user experience
In this new release of SSRS, we have done significant accessibility work to empower people to achieve more.
Azure Data Studio August Release
SQL Server 2022, the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet was announced in May and is publicly available in preview.
Register today—Free Azure Data training at Data Platform Summit 2022
Data Platform Virtual Summit 2022 (DPS 2022), a free global learning event for data professionals, is just a few weeks away running from September 19–23.
Query Store is enabled by default in SQL Server 2022
In SQL Server 2022, Query Store is now enabled by default for all newly created SQL Server databases.
Microsoft Purview access policies for SQL Server 2022
The focus of this article is on using Microsoft Purview to enable access to user data as well as specific system metadata in SQL Server