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What to expect at PASS Summit 2015, the world’s biggest SQL Server event! 

PASS Summit 2015 is nearly upon us. With less than three weeks until the big event, the SQL Server team caught up with Denise McInerney, PASS VP of Marketing, about the world’s largest gathering of SQL Server and BI professionals. Can you tell us in a few short sentences what PASS Summit 2015 is and why people should be excited to attend this year?
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2015 PASS Summit Haiku Contest Rules 

Twitter contest time! Need a ticket to PASS Summit 2015? Tell us why you deserve a free pass in 140 characters in the form of a HAIKU. Contest starts Tuesday, 9:00 AM PDT October 6, 2015 and we will announce the winner at 5:00 PM PDT, Friday, October 9, 2015. Read the official rules below.
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Top 10 reasons to upgrade from SQL Server 2005 

April 12, 2016, is an important date for organizations still running SQL Server 2005. That’s the day Microsoft extended support ends. And although next year may seem like a long way off, this year is the time to implement a plan to upgrade your aging technology to Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Not convinced an upgrade is the right move?
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Introducing: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.4 

The SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.4 is now available for download!  This release fully embraced the “Cloud First” tenet, as this release build was deployed to SQL Azure Database service first, running in production prior to the release build. In SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.4, part of our new rapid preview model, we made enhancements to several features.
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SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.4 is available 

Updated on 10/12/15 The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 September public preview release CTP 2.4.  This release advances the “Cloud First” tenet; the build has already been deployed to SQL Azure Database worldwide. To learn more about the release, visit the SQL Server 2016 preview page.
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Download the new JDBC 4.2 for SQL Server Driver 

We are pleased to announce availability of the Microsoft JDBC 4.2 Driver 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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Introducing: SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.3 

The SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview (CTP) 2.3 is now available for download! This release fully embraced the “Cloud First” tenet, as this release build was deployed to SQL Azure Database service first, running in production prior to the release build. In SQL Server 2016 CTP 2.3, part of our new rapid preview model, we made enhancements to several features.
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SQL Server 2016 Community Technology Preview 2.3 is available 

The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of SQL Server 2016 August monthly public preview release CTP 2.3. This release fully embraced the “Cloud First” tenet, as this release build was deployed to SQL Azure Database service first, running in production prior to the release build. To learn more about the release, visit the SQL Server 2016 preview page.
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New SQL Server 2014 Logo Certification Program 

We are proud to announce the SQL Server Logo Certification Program, part of the Enterprise Cloud Application Logo Certification Programs announced in April. The program is designed to help application providers and ISV partners drive growth through recognition that their applications work with Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and global exposure in the Microsoft Pinpoint partner listing.
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Analytics Platform System Update 4 Generally Available 

Matt Usher, Senior Program Manager, DS SQL Engineering We are pleased to announce the general availability of Appliance Update 4 for the Microsoft Analytics Platform System. The Microsoft Analytics Platform System is a turnkey big data analytics appliance, combining Microsoft’s massively parallel processing (MPP) data warehouse technology with HDInsight, Microsoft’s 100% Apache Hadoop distribution, and delivering it as a turnkey appliance.