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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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Enable business insights for everyone with SQL Server 2016: Part 2
This blog post was authored by Kasper de Jonge, Senior Program Manager, SQL Server Analysis Services. -
Enable business insights for everyone with SQL Server 2016: Part 1
This post was authored by Kasper de Jonge, Senior Program Manager, SQL Server Analysis Services. -
Time is running out: Upgrade SQL Server 2005 now
Less than one month remains before support ends for SQL Server 2005 on April 12, 2016. -
SQL Server 2016 documentation survey
The SQL Server documentation team is working to improve the SQL Server documentation in an effort to enable you be more successful with and gain more value from SQL Server. -
Mapping the Universe with SQL Server
This blog post was co-authored by Joseph Sirosh, Corporate Vice President, and Rimma V. -
Announcing SQL Server on Linux
Today, we announced our plans to bring SQL Server to Linux. -
First release candidate of SQL Server 2016 now available
We are excited to announce that our first SQL Server 2016 release candidate, SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate (RC) 0, is now available for download. -
Technical Overview: SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 0
The SQL Server engineering team is pleased to announce the availability of SQL Server 2016 Release Candidate 0. -
Announcing SQL Server Stretch Database service preview
Microsoft is pleased to announce a preview of the new SQL Server Stretch Database service. -
Are you running SQL Server 2005 Express? (Are you sure?)
Only a few weeks remain before extended support for SQL Server 2005 ends. -
Your invitation to be among the first to hear from SQL Server 2016 engineers
If there’s one phrase that characterizes the SQL Server technical community, it’s passion for learning and sharing data platform knowledge. -
In case you missed it: SQL Server Express images in the Azure Gallery
We just announced that we added images for SQL Server Express with Tools 2014, 2012, and 2008R2 in the Azure Gallery.
