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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.
Innovation spotlight: How 3 customers are driving change with migration to Azure SQL
Learn how Microsoft Azure SQL Managed Instance helps organizations move from legacy constraints to a scalable and secure AI-ready foundation.
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
Mssql extension for Visual Studio Code now has Object Explorer and IntelliCode
Today we’re introducing a new release for the mssql extension for Visual Studio Code which is now available! The mssql extension for Visual Studio Code
The October 2019 release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we’re announcing the October release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the
SQL Server Management Studio 18.3 is now generally available
Today we’re announcing the release of SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 18.3. For this update, while we added some features, our focus was primarily on
The September release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we’re announcing the September release of Azure Data Studio (formerly known as SQL Operations Studio) is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the
Visual Studio Code: Develop PySpark jobs for SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters
Today we’re announcing the support in Visual Studio Code for SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters PySpark development and query submission. It provides complementary capabilities
SQL Server 2019 release candidate refresh with Big Data Clusters
In continuation with our announcement of SQL Server 2019 release candidate last week, we’re announcing that the release candidate refresh for SQL Server 2019 is
SQL Server 2019 release candidate is now available
Today we’re announcing the availability of the first public release candidate for SQL Server 2019, which is now available for download. SQL Server 2019 brings
The August release of Azure Data Studio is now available
Today we’re announcing the August release of Azure Data Studio is now available. Download Azure Data Studio and review the release notes to get started. Please