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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.
Big data needs a big cloud
Brian Mitchell, Microsoft Senior Business Program Manager, took the stage at Ignite two weeks ago to discuss Planning Your Big Data Architecture on Azure. “Big
SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 Now Available for Download
Today, we are pleased to announce the availability of SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 (SP1). The Service Pack is available for download on the
Top reasons why enterprises should choose Azure SQL Data Warehouse
Guest post by Tiffany Wissner, Senior Director, Data Platform Yesterday at Microsoft’s Ignite conference, we demoed the first sneak peek of Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
SQL Server 2016 public preview coming this summer
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced SQL Server 2016, an intelligent platform for a mobile first, cloud first world. The next major release of Microsoft’s
SQL Server 2005 support ends April 2016 – Here’s why that’s a good thing
Now’s the perfect time to deploy Microsoft SQL Server 2014. Sure, it enables faster data processing and performance, but that’s just the beginning. If ensuring
Microsoft Announces Azure SQL Database elastic database, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Azure Data Lake
In this mobile-first, cloud-first world, we’re creating and consuming data through new devices and services – and developers are building applications and analytics solutions at
Azure Premium Storage provides highest performance for SQL Server in Azure VM
Last week we announced the General Availability of Azure Premium Storage for Azure Virtual Machines. Premium Storage provides steady high throughput (up to 64,000 IOPs; 8x
SQL Server 2005 support ends April 2016. Are you ready?
Don’t get caught off-guard. Upgrading to Microsoft SQL Server 2014 helps you maintain security and compliance, gain faster data insights, and optimize your data infrastructure—all
SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 Update
May 15, 2015 Update: SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 is now available for download +++ On Wednesday, April 15, Microsoft launched SQL Server 2014 Service
Community Spotlight: Luan Moreno Medeiros Maciel, The Pythian Group
In honor of the upcoming PASS Business Analytics conference, we wanted to take some time to spotlight the great work happening in the SQL and
SQL Server 2014 Service Pack 1 is now available
One year ago, Satya Nadella spoke in San Francisco to launch SQL Server 2014. Today, we are pleased to announce the release of SQL Server
Still running SQL Server 2005? Now is the time to upgrade
Can you believe it’s been 10 great years since SQL Server 2005 was released? Extended support for this offering will end on April 12, 2016.