Microsoft SQL Server Blog
FabCon and SQLCon 2026: Unifying databases and Fabric on a single data platform
Welcome to the third annual FabCon and our first ever SQLCon here in Atlanta, Georgia.
How the Microsoft SQL team is investing in SQL tools and experiences
Microsoft is modernizing SQL tools with AI, SSMS, Visual Studio Code, and DevOps features to boost productivity and future-proof development.
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Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL is now open source
Accelerating big data analytics with the Spark connector for SQL Server We’re happy to announce that we have open–sourced the Apache Spark Connector for SQL Server and Azure SQL on GitHub. -
The June 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The June release of Azure Data Studio is now available. -
Join Microsoft at PASS Virtual Summit 2020
This year’s PASS Summit conference, the largest gathering of data professionals focused on the Microsoft platform, will be a virtual-only event for the first time. -
Save money and improve agility and scale by modernizing your SQL Server to Azure SQL
We’re all adapting to uncertain times. As employees shift to more remote ways of working and consumer behavior changes to meet the new normal, businesses are faced with a challenging choice: slow down operations to operate more cost-effectively, lean into new opportunities that may not have otherwise existed, or both. -
Open innovation, customer choice, and reliability with SQL Server on SUSE
With nearly two decades of delivering joint innovation to meet changing business demands, Microsoft and SUSE continue to focus on enabling digital transformation for our customers, building on open source solutions, and a seamless collaborative support model for SUSE workloads on SQL Server and Azure. -
The May 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The May release of Azure Data Studio is now available. -
Announcing mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux
We are excited to announce that mssql-cli is now generally available on macOS and Linux. -
The April 2020 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
The April release of Azure Data Studio is now available. -
Enabling customer choice, agility, and performance with SQL Server on Red Hat
Since the release of SQL Server 2017 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the industry-leading SQL Server database has been available on Red Hat Linux technologies. -
Open sourcing the Java language extension for SQL Server
With over 20 years of existence, Java is still one of the most popular programming languages and is used in many enterprise applications. -
SQL Server Management Studio 18.5 is now generally available
Today, we’re sharing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18. -
Migrate SQL workloads to the cloud with confidence
Wouldn’t it be great if you could see how a workload will perform in a new environment before migrating a database to the cloud? Then you could fix any queries that have compatibility errors or move forward with the migration with confidence.
