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.
Microsoft SQL Server Blog
One consistent SQL: The launchpad from legacy to innovation
One consistent SQL delivers the agility and consistency needed to modernize data systems and unlock new innovation opportunities.
Accelerating SQL Server 2025 momentum: Announcing the first release candidate
We are moving toward general availability of SQL Server 2025 and focusing on delivering enhanced stability, performance, and product improvements.
SQL Server 2022 is now generally available
Announcing the general availability of SQL Server 2022, with continued innovation across performance, security, and availability.
Link feature for Azure SQL Managed Instance: Connecting SQL Server 2022 to the cloud, reimagined
We are excited to announce general availability of the link feature for Managed Instance for SQL Server 2022–the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet.
PASS Data Community Summit 2022 keynote: Transform your data estate with Microsoft’s Intelligent Data Platform
I look forward to seeing you at PASS Data Community Summit, a conference curated for the Microsoft data platform professional.
Memory Grant Feedback: Persistence and Percentile Grant
Memory grant feedback (MGF) is an existing feature in SQL Server, with two critical improvements available in SQL Server 2022.
Intelligent Query Processing: degree of parallelism feedback
In SQL Server 2022, we introduced a new feature called DOP feedback.
Data Virtualization with PolyBase for SQL Server 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 introduces the newest version of PolyBase.
Backup and restore to URL for S3-compatible object storage
Backup and restore to simple storage service (S3)–compatible object storage is a new feature introduced in SQL Server 2022.
Azure Synapse Link for SQL
Azure Synapse Link for SQL provides an automated way to extract data from source operational systems without having to build custom ETL processes.
Intelligent Query Processing: feature family additions
SQL Server 2022 expands and improves query performance feedback mechanisms and adds two new features—parameter sensitive plans and optimized plan forcing.
Query Store hints in SQL Server 2022
Query Store is one of the most powerful database-scoped features in SQL Server for troubleshooting performance and improving the stability of your database workloads.
Get more out of SQL Server Reporting Services 2022 with an improved user experience
In this new release of SSRS, we have done significant accessibility work to empower people to achieve more.
Azure Data Studio August Release
SQL Server 2022, the most Azure-enabled release of SQL Server yet was announced in May and is publicly available in preview.