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SQL Server on Azure Local is now generally available
With SQL Server on Azure Local, customers can modernize where their data resides while maintaining control over infrastructure, connectivity, and data placement.
What’s next for SQL? Performance, scale, AI, and developer productivity at the European SQL Community Conference
Join Microsoft Fabric and SQL Community Conference 2026 in Barcelona to explore SQL Server 2025, Azure SQL Database Hyperscale, developer productivity tools, and the future of AI-powered data platforms.
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SQL Server 2016 now supports Windows Server 2016 Storage Spaces Direct
With the upcoming general availability of Windows Server 2016, we are pleased to announce that Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will support deploying databases on the new Storage Spaces Direct feature of Windows Server 2016. -
Eight scenarios with Apache Spark on Azure that will transform any business
This post was authored by Rimma Nehme, Technical Assistant, Data Group. -
Five must-see speakers at the Microsoft Data Science Summit
The Microsoft Data Science Summit is filled with leading thinkers in big data, machine learning, AI, and open-source technologies. -
ODBC Driver 13.1 for SQL Server released
We are pleased to announce the full release of the Microsoft ODBC Driver 13. -
Don’t miss SQL Server Geeks Annual Summit 2016!
This post was authored by Rimma Nehme, Technical Assistant, Data Group. -
Join us at the Microsoft Data Science Summit
Here’s your chance to dive deeper into the new analytics capabilities in SQL Server 2016: The Microsoft Data Science Summit. -
Microsoft drivers 4.0 for PHP for SQL Server with PHP 7.0 support released
We are proud to be able to release the final build of our 4. -
SQL Server 2016 posts world record TPC-H 10 TB benchmark
SQL Server 2016 delivers unparalleled performance and security built-in for your most mission critical transactional systems and data warehouses, along with an integrated business intelligence and advanced analytics solution for building intelligent applications. -
Microsoft JDBC Driver 6.0 for SQL Server is now released!
This post was authored by Andrea Lam, Program Manager, SQL Server. -
SQL Server 2014 SP2 is now available
The SQL Server team is excited to bring you SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 2 (SP2). -
The elastic future of data warehousing
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, Data Group. -
Celebrating with Hadoop and Red Hat communities
This post was authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President of the Data Group at Microsoft This week I had the opportunity to represent Microsoft in keynotes at both the Hadoop and Red Hat Summits in San Jose and San Francisco, and during that time speak to many customers and members of the open source and big […]
