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SQL Server 2012 SP3 is now available! 

Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 3. The Service Pack is available for download on the Microsoft Download Center, MSDN, MBS/Partner Source and VLSC. As part of our continued commitment to software excellence for our customers, this upgrade is available to all customers with existing SQL Server 2012 deployments.
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Preview of the new Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.0 for SQL Server 

We are pleased to announce the community technology preview release of the Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.0 for SQL Server! The updated driver provides robust data access to Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Azure SQL Database for Java-based applications. The JDBC Driver for SQL Server is a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) Type 4 driver that implements full compliance with the JDBC specifications 4.1 and 4.
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Fast Backup and Restore with File-snapshot Backup 

SQL Server Data Files in Azure allows you to create databases in SQL Server running in on-premises or in a virtual machine with a dedicated durable location in Azure blob storage. As part of SQL 2016, we introduced File-Snapshot Backup, the ability to perform very fast backup and restore leveraging the Azure Blob Snapshot Technology. What is File-Snapshot Backup?
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Microsoft Business Intelligence – our reporting roadmap 

While each year has seen advances across our product line, this past year’s progress is truly unprecedented. We firmly believe Microsoft now offers the industry’s most complete and modern business intelligence product family – with unmatched breadth and depth. At first approach, this depth can be overwhelming – how do all the components fit together? Where are things heading in the future?
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SQL Server 2016: Everything built-in 

This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft. Announcing SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.0, Azure Data Lake preview and much more. We live in the age of data, and the ability to extract actionable intelligence from data is driving a fundamental transformation in how we live, work and play.
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Foundation Session: Developing Modern Applications on Azure 

Heads-up! On October 28, there will be a session at this year’s PASS Summit presenting the new ways Azure SQL Database can be used alongside DocumentDB, Azure Search, HDInsight, and Machine Learning to create a sophisticated, powerful application. In collaboration with his team, presenting will be General Manager Shawn Bice.
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Azure Key Vault Integration for SQL Server in Azure VMs 

Earlier this year we announced a service called Azure Key Vault (AKV), a cloud-hosted Hardware Security Module (HSM) backed service for managing cryptographic keys and other secrets used in your cloud application. This summer, that service became generally available. Around the same time, the SQL Server Connector was also released (available on the Microsoft Download Center).
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Come hear CVP James Phillips speak about advances in Microsoft Business Intelligence 

We are thrilled to have one of our PASS Summit Foundation Sessions presented by Corporate Vice President, James Phillips! He will share Microsoft Business Intelligence strategies, including an integrated view with Power BI, SSAS, and SSRS. James Phillips began his career writing software for the Apple II, TRS-80 and IBM PC platforms.
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Foundation Session with Corporate VP Joseph Sirosh on October 28 at PASS Summit 

New this year to PASS Summit are the ‘Foundation Sessions’ from Microsoft leaders! These will all occur on October 28th. The purpose of this to dive deeper into new and leading technologies that you want to know. From 1:30pm-2:45pm, one of the featured speakers is Corporate Vice President of the Information Management and Machine Learning group, Joseph Sirosh.
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Datazen Publisher for Windows 7 available now 

We are pleased to announce the availability of Datazen Publisher for Windows 7 and like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has taken the time to provide valuable feedback on the preview releases. Datazen Publisher allows you to create and publish rich, interactive visualizations. You can use the Datazen Publisher for Windows 7 in two modes: 1.